introduction: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is one of the most popular nosocomial infections in the intensive care units and the nurse’s role in preventing it is very important. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of face to face training and work- shop clinical guidelines in prevention of vap. methods: in this experimental randomized clinical trial, the knowl...

introduction. the ability for practical skills is an important target for medical education. these skills are necessary for diagnosis of diseases and therapeutic procedures. this study is designed for evaluation of clinical skills. methods. 92 medical student were selected randomly and data was collected by questionnaires. results. 71.7% of stagers and 21.4% of internship students didn’t have n...

background : studies have shown a gradual decline in empathy of medical trainees with increasing years of education. methods to augment empathy show some promise, but the most effective methods are both expensive and time consuming.to assess effectiveness of communication skills training program as a distant learning method in improving empathy.   method s: fourteen first year residents of psyc...