introduction: the increasing development of software in e-learning has opened a new horizon in education. the current research was conducted to assess the effect of web-based teaching of anatomy course on medical students’ attitude, perceived ease of use, perceived benefit and satisfaction with teaching method at kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: the present study was an inter...

background: professionalism assessment is one of the most difficult issues in medical education. in related references, it is recommended that professionalism assessment should be according to the status and attention to culture of each society. the purpose of the study was to design an appropriate framework in order to assess professionalism among medical students of mashhad university of medi...

background the objective structured clinical examination (osce) has been introduced as an efficient method for the assessment of medical students. objectives the aim of the present study was to determine the satisfaction level of undergraduate medical students of internal medicine department with the osce. materials and methods this was a descriptive cross-sectional study, performed on all avai...

background and aims: needle stick injuries are a common and serious occupational hazard in the medical settings. so, this study was aimed to assess the incidence of needle stick injury among medical students at tabriz imam reza hospital in 2014. methods: this is a cross-sectional study which its data was collected from 211 medical students in tabriz imam reza hospital. the study was done using ...

conclusions based on the students perspective, the most important aspect of effective teaching was teaching method. having the ability in the subject clear transmission, being fair and clear communication were the priorities in each aspect. results in the field of knowledge, teaching method, power of communication and individual characteristics the priorities were subject predomination with ave...

background: physicians are one of the most important groups directly associated with public health and their health related lifestyle has a significant impact on their patient’s behaviors. several studies showed that the majority of medical students did not have appropriate and healthy behaviors. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky lifestyle knowledge and behaviors am...

This paper describes an Action Research project which was undertaken to inform professional practice in order to develop a newly created Centre for Student Success in the specific context of transnational medical and nursing education in the Middle East. The objectives were to enhance the academic performance, persistence, integration and personal and professional development of a multinational...

introduction: empathy refers to a personality character that has a great role in communication with others. thus, proper evaluation and education of empathy in medical students is important for medical education. because previous studies had suggested that physician’s empathy may reduce with clinical trainings, in this study we decided to measure the empathy score among medical students. method...

background: well-designed interventions can improve the communication skills of physicians. since the understanding of the current situation is essential for designing effective interventions, this study was performed to determine medical interns’ confidence and use of communication skills. m aterials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed in spring 2013 within 3 branches ...