Majid Khadem-Rezayian

Resident of Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Which Metric Is More Appropriate to Evaluate Researchers?

Iranian medical universities choose their best researchers in each field annually. The protocols of this process have been modified quite often, but the changes were not fundamental and did not lead to all-inclusive evaluation tools. The recent article in Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, which proposes a scoring scale for evaluation of scientist's impact called "360-degree researcher...

[ 2 ] - Educational Quality Gap from Students' Viewpoints; Results from a Survey in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Students are the main clients for an educational system. It is believed that using their viewpoints to determine the educational gap is of great value. This can also help to promote educational programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate educational service quality based on students’ points of view in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) in 2016. Method: In a cross-se...

[ 3 ] - ارجحیت مدرسین دروس مقطع علوم پایه با پایه پزشکی از دیدگاه دانشجویان پزشکی و دندانپزشکی

Background and Objective: A growing concern has emerged that all is not completely well with undergraduate medical education in some parts of the world. An important neglected issue is about the basic science educators. We aimed to investigate the medical and dentistry students' viewpoints on basic science education by instructors with a background of medicine. Materials and Methods:  T...

[ 4 ] - مقایسه کیفیت خواب در پرستاران بخش سوختگی با سایر بخش های بالینی

Background and aims: Sleep quality is defined as the perceived deep sleep. More than half of nurses have sleep disorders. The aim of this study is to compare perceived sleep quality between burn and non-burn nurses. Methods: In a cross-sectional design in Imam Reza Hospital in 2016, 55 nurses of burn ward were compared to a representative sample of other clinical wards. The validated Persian v...

[ 5 ] - Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP): A marker of cardiovascular disease

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the cause of one third of deaths worldwide and this will progress because of increasing CVD's risk factors. The most basic task of dealing with the epidemic of CVD is primary prevention of risk factors. As Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) is a strong marker to predict the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, we assessed the correlat...

[ 6 ] - Predictors of Stages of Change in Fruit/Vegetable Consumption based on Trans-Theoretical Model: A Population-based Study

Background and Objectives: Low Fruit/Vegetable (FV) diet seems to be a global public health problem. The trans-theoretical stages of change model have long been considered a useful interventional approach in lifestyle modification programs. The aim of this study was to find the most important intermediating factors of FV consumption in Mashhad, Iran. Materials and Methods...

[ 7 ] - شکاف کیفیت خدمات آموزشی براساس مدل سروکوآل در دانشکده پزشکی مشهد از دیدگاه دانشجویان

Introduction: Students are the main clients for educational system and their opinions can improve service quality. Thus determination of educational gap based on their viewpoints can trigger quality promotion programs. This project was performed to evaluate educational service quality based on Mashhad medical students' viewpoints. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 216 medic...

[ 8 ] - Epidemiology of transport accidents based on international statistical classification of diseases (ICD-10) in Mashhad, Iran

Background: Road accidents are one of the main causes of death worldwide and the second cause of death in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of transport accidents based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) in patients who referred to trauma department of academic hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medi...

[ 9 ] - From Prestige to Humanism: The Experiences of Medical Students about Motivational Factors

Background & Objective: Students are invaluable assets of every country. Medicine has long been a major of great interest worldwide, the selection of which involves numerous motivational factors. The present study aimed to assess various motivational factors in medical students since the first until the last year of education. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on ...