The Journal of Medical Education and Development

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Introduction: University^'s students are faced with a lot of problems such as dropout. There are many factors to happen and by destroyed. Aim of this study was to determine the student's opinions about most effective factors for academic dropout in Shahid Sadoughi University.

Methods: This is a descriptive – analytic study. In total 40 students who had dropped out and 60 students who had not dropout, in their academic curriculum, were enrolled in the study. A questionnaire contains questions related to the demographic & effective features, which completed by each student.

Results: There was a significant difference between two groups for age, marriage status, condition level at the entry time (p=0.000) from statically point of view in the age , The marriage status , quota ( p=0.000 ) , who the students live with ( p=0.004 ) ,and crisis in family ( p=0.04 ) .

The students that dropout were often older, married, with specific quota, live with roommates, and with crisis in family.

These students were often boys and dropped out in special courses. The opinions of dropped out students about the importance effective factors for academic dropout were faraway from family, lack of program, be employed, inappropriate questions of examinations, shortage of time examinations, diseases, and less motivation.

Conclusion: According to the results of this study and other related studies, it is recommended that the heads of educational units increase their attention to importance effective factors for academic dropout, including married students with specific quota and the roommates situation.

 

 

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Introduction : However human learning is by not only designing, but also classes are important unit, which educational experiment will be do in designing. Using need assessment it is possible to determine a logical order of actions must be done. These could be considered as when, where, who, what groups, what budgets, methods and device. The trainers are primary designer of the system. They perhaps facing with five different problems are: 1) Leading, 2) Evaluation, 3) Content and average, 4) Methods and 5) Limitation. If a trainer can resolve these problems, his learning quality will be promoted.

  The aim of this study was to determine trainer's problem and the way for solving.

 

Methods :A cross-sectional study was carried out. In to be 92 trainers related in the study who was working in high school (48% men & 52% women). A questionnaire was designed with two type's questions. First part includes 6 demographic questions and second 29 questions about educational problems of trainers. The data were analyzed by SPSS for windows.

 

Results :The data showed that the 90% of trainers believed that their educational background right related to the courses of their students. About 22% had not any more interest for collaboration with school to be involved in education program. More than 90% of trainers asked the money for educating the students.

 

Discussion :The results showed that the trainers have difficulty to do their activities better than now. It is necessary the health school collaborate with them.

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Introduction: Family Physicians project aims to promote healthy families and reduce treatment costs began in rural area and operating in most of rural area of country. The goal of this plan is to organize health insurance for well defined population in rural area. Method: In this descriptive-analytical study 80 family physicians working in rural health centers in Yazd province were questioned about training needs. Result: The most important educational needs of family physicians are environmental hazards in the workplace and identify and manage patients with mental and physical disabilities. Also 54.3% of physicians reported that the gap between theory training in student period and expectation from them in family physicians project is high or very high. Conclusion: The gap between theory and practical training in the GP training is high with the expectation from family physicians and this needs to revised the curriculum of GP training which approved by the ministry of health.

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 Introduction: Training evaluation is an integral part of the education systems which helps managers making better decisions about curriculums. This study aims to investigate effectiveness of a workshop on evaluating health promotion programs which was held for health staffs Of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.

 Method: In this quasi experimental study a workshop on “Evaluating Health Promotion Programs” was evaluated based on Kirkpatrick's model. Data were collected through a self administered researcher designed questionnaire. Data were analyzed by appropriate statistical methods using SPSS V.19.

Results: Mean satisfaction of teaching method and workshop conditions were 38.97±7.89 and 45.67±5.62 respectively. Increasing knowledge had positive correlation with participants' satisfaction of teaching method (r=0.684, P=0.007). Participants' evaluation score about attending in the workshop (18.47±2.67) were positively correlated to workshop Environmental and Managerial conditions (r=0.545, P=0.019). 89.5 % of participants reported that they are willing to evaluate their health promotion programs in the future.

Discussion: For such workshops, teachers' selection teaching methods and workshop conditions should be considered. When using Kirkpatrick model, not only the descriptive results should be reported, but also it is important to report other analytical findings in order to achieve better results.

 

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Introduction: Pop quizzes, are short tests, which are held without prior notice of the students and in irregular period of time to formatively evaluate students during a semester. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pop quiz on medical students’ learning in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed in the first semester of the academic year 2012-2013. Overall, 120 medical students who attended the neuroanatomy course participated in the study. Students were divided randomly into two groups of 60.Teaching in both control (n=30) and experimental groups (n=30) was performed with the same content and the same ‎lecturer. During the semester, eight quizzes were held in experiment group. Final test scores were entered into the SPSSV.18. Using descriptive statistical tests, average scores of both groups were determined. For determining the effect of tests on students’ performance, independent T-test was used. Results: The average scores of the experimental group was13.57 (±2.73) and in the control group was 14.32 (±3.04). However, learning score was higher, although not significant (P = 0.41). Conclusion: op quizzes as formative assessment did not affect the final test scores of medical students. The reason may be the impact of other factors on student learning.

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Introduction: Increasing numbers of medical sciences graduates is counted to be one of the problems in the society, so that there is concerning about their majors and future careers among them. This study was performed with the aim of determining environmental health students' attitude toward their majors and future careers, which was carried out in Yazd University of Medical Sciences in 2015.

Method: This analytical, descriptive study was performed in 2015. The samples were Environmental Health students of Yazd University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was 102. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing 20 questions and analyzed by SPSS software version 21, multiple linear regression test, one-sample t-test and Chi-Square test.

Results: The mean and standard deviation of environmental students' attitude toward their majors and future careers were 3.16 and 0.66, respectively. Attitude scores more than 3 were considered positive and less than 3 were negative. The mean scores of attitude was significantly higher than 3 (P=0.012). In this study, there was a significant relationship between students’ attitude and location status (P=0.003).

Conclusion: According to the obtained results, the students of environment health had a good perspective towards their future careers and majors of study. A proper distribution of human resources, providing financial support of employment, establishing counselling and supporting centers among students for future career is recommended to improve their attitudes.

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Recently, a systematic strategy has used for improving quality of nursing curriculum that traditional curriculum is not suitable for it. The aim of the present study is to identify how the systematic strategy have applied in the nursing curriculum in the US, Canada and Australia and proposed methods for applying it in Iranian nursing curriculum.
Methods: This comparative study was done according to Beredy’s model: Description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. The analysis was done on the curriculum of nursing colleges in the above mentioned countries. The samples were totally 10 colleges of 3 countries: USA, Australia, and Canada selected by purposive sampling. An inclusion criterion was applied to the systematic strategy in B.A. of nursing curriculum. Data collection instrument was five stages for applying systematic strategy based on the checklist. Nursing curriculum in these countries was retrieved through their publications, books, the Internet, their web sites and electronic communication. The internal validity and external validity of the documents were reviewed. Data analysis was performed according to Bredey's model.
Result: This strategy is helpful for selecting students, effective teaching and learning process and outcomes
Conclusion: Considering the systematic strategy in the nursing curriculum can promote Iranian nursing curriculum.
 

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Introduction: Enhancing critical thinking is a challenge faced in Medical profession. Evaluation of data and choosing proper solution to reach a correct decision needs skillful thinking. One method of critical thinking, is conducive reflective Education to promoting the process of problem solving. Present studies is aimed at determining the education effect based on Reflective Education on critical thinking skills of midwifery students.
Methods: this semi experimental study or multi-group of pre and post training study design was performed on 60 midwifery students in Mashhad school of nursing and midwifery in 2016. The samples were selected by the convenience method and were randomly divided into two groups of Reflective Education based group and routine group. Content was similar in both groups. Data collecting tool was Watson Glaser test questionnaire. Students of based on Reflective Education group were trained by Experience writing, feedback, summaries for six hours during two weeks. Students of routine group were trained by lecture for six hours during two weeks. They were filled the Watson Glaser critical thinking test in the before and 1 month after study. Data was analyzed by SPSS software version 16 and descriptive statistical test, Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, Friedman test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Result: The results indicated that one month after intervention, critical thinking skills were significantly increased in two groups (P < 0.05) and in critical thinking based group were more increased than routine group.
Conclusion: The gained information of this study could be the first step for doing researches to find better ways of intervening curriculum in order to promote critical thinking dimensions.
Keywords: Midwife Training, Critical Thinking, Reflective Education.

 

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Introduction: With the Coronavirus pandemic, disability and the students’ absence in clinical settings, the educational system of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences decided to hold a virtual grand round, teaching the clinical courses to address the shortcomings of clinical education. This study aimed to investigate the level of satisfaction and learning of students from holding the Grand Round.
Methods: The present study was quasi-experimental study. The study population consisted of 36 undergraduate students in physiotherapy and speech therapy; The Grand Round in specific cases of the disease was presented to students, in the clinical training. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire to assess the level of satisfaction with the virtual grand round and an electronic test to assess learning from the topics.
Results: The majority of students were moderate to highly satisfied (more than 70%) with the virtual grand round in speech therapy and physiotherapy groups. There was a significant difference between test scores before and after the grand round of the speech therapy group (P= 0.002), whereas, in the physiotherapy group there was no significant difference between the scores before and after the test (P= 0.3).
Conclusions: Regarding the level of students' satisfaction retaining the Grand Round and increasing their level of knowledge, it is suggested that virtual group discussions be held in clinical education courses in other faculties of rehabilitation sciences and related fields, especially during pandemic conditions of coronavirus and the impossibility of face-to-face training.

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Introduction: Due to the job sensitivity of medical sciences and its direct relationship with public health, the consequences of increasing the length of study of students will affect the society and the health system. Considering the importance of the length of study of PhD students and the lack of information about the reasons for its increase, this study was performed to identify the related factors.
Methods: There was a descriptive- correlational study. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. A total of 118 faculty members participated in completing the questionnaires. 37 employees and 71 students also completed the questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical statistics with SPSS 24 software as well as quantitative content analysis.
Result: Factors related to the dissertation, especially the time-consuming publication of the defense condition article, had the greatest impact on increasing the length of study for PhD students. In quantitative content analysis, the most effective factors for students were dissertation-related factors and for faculty members and employees were personal issues.
Conclusion: According to the results, it is necessary to modify the grant process. Deduct the length of the course while the student is waiting for the article to be published. Allocate research projects that have been paused for an additional semester, excluding the academic year. Also, a plan should be developed to increase financial support for students during their studies.

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