Akram Hashemi

Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Assessing validity and reliability of Dundee ready educational en-vironment measure (DREEM) in Iran

  Background : If an institute is looking for improvement of its learning environment, a reliable and valid assessment tool is needed for measurement of the educational environment .The Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) has been used in various studies to evaluate the educational environment. However, psychometric evaluations of the instrument seem necessary, for all known ve...

[ 2 ] - Clinical faculty membersُ attitude toward Medical Professionalism: A case study of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: The faculty members' attitude toward professionalism has a significant impact on conveying professional values to learners. The aim of this study was to assess the professional attitudes of the clinical faculty members of medical school in TUMS. Methods: In this cross- sectional study, 134 clinical faculty members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences using stratified sampling ...

[ 3 ] - Distinguishing between clinical practice and clinical research: A Review of definitions and ethical issues

While Clinical research and clinical practice are closely related, distinguishing and maintaining the boundaries between them has form determining debates in contemporary bioethics. The most important implication of the research-practice distinction is to identify which clinical activities need review and oversight by research ethics committees. Adopting distinct approaches to clinical research...