Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi

Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty Member of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Integrating behavioral and social sciences components into a competency-based MD program curriculum: A qualitative study on opinions of faculty members

Background: Behavioral, social, psychological and biological factors influence health and disease; and, to achieve professional competency, physicians should be knowledgeable about their society and its inhabitants’ behavior. This knowledge will help physicians to become competent in communication, professional behavior, self-awareness, ethical reasoning, and understanding cultural and ...

[ 2 ] - The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

Introduction: Clinical empathy ascertains the quality of doctorpatientrelationship and entails beneficial outcomes for bothparties. Role-modeling is a major factor in promoting clinicalempathy skills of medical students. The present study attemptedto explain the importance of role-modeling in clinical empathy ofmedical interns. It was also intended to obtain a better and moreprofound understand...

[ 3 ] - Self- directed learning barriers in a virtual environment: a qualitative study

Introduction: There is a growing trend in online education coursesin higher education institutes. Previous studies have shown thathigh levels of self-direction are essential for successful onlinelearning. The present study aims to investigate challenges of andbarriers to self-directed virtual-learning among postgraduatestudents of medical sciences.Methods: 23 postgraduate virtual students of me...

[ 4 ] - The attainment of physician’s professional identity through meaningful practice: A qualitative study

Background: Medical professional identity is how an individual perceives him/herself as a doctor. Formation of professional identity includes development, advancement, and socialization through social learning of specific knowledge, skills obtained while performing professional roles, practicing, and new attitudes and values. A qualitative study was performed to examine live experience of under...

[ 5 ] - How to develop clinical reasoning in medical students and interns based on illness script theory: An experimental study

Background: Although theory explains the development of illness script, it does not provide answers how medical students develop scripts in their learning. To fill the knowledge gap of developing illness script in medical students and interns, this study aimed to investigate the impact of educational strategies inspired by theory in the development of illness scripts.    Methods: A total of 15...