General Medical Education (Extern and Intern) in school of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Challenges of General Medical Education (Extern AND Intern) has adverse effects on the future medical profession of students of this course and subsequently on the health of people in the community. Undoubtedly, recognizing these challenges through surveying students of this level can be an effective step in improving the quality of education, especially clinical education.Materials &

The present study was a qualitative study of content analysis. It was done in late 2019. The study population included Extern students of Mashhad Medical School. Targeted sampling was sampling method. Data collection method was done through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed and interpreted using MAXQDE softwarefour main categories or themes and eleven sub-categories were extracted.

The main categories and subcategories were: educational structure (curriculum) with sub-topics Disproportion of educational content to needs, Disproportion of scheduling rotations. The main categories of teaching and learning activities with non-standard test subcategories, weakness in virtual education, inconsistency of theoretical and practical education, weakness of teaching methods and non-application of Poll Findings. The main category of professional interactions with the subcategories of resident guards and mutual disrespect of the professor to the student, and finally the category of resources with the subcategories of educational space and welfare facilities

Identifying barriers and challenges in general medicine and planning to overcome these barriers requires a contingent and systematic approach in the field of education