نشریه راهبردهای توسعه در آموزش پزشکی
سال هشتم شماره 3 (پیاپی 17، پاییز 1400)

Most studies that examine the difference between expectation and perceptions in educational systems evaluate this gap from the perspective of service recipients. However, the opinion of service providers (faculty members) should not be ignored because it can be provide the opportunity to design reformations in order to increase educational service quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational service quality from the perspective of faculty memebers of Mashhad Unievrsit of Medical Sciences in 2018.

This cross-sectional study was performed on 178 faculty members at different levels using a questionnaire to evaluate the quality of educational services based on the SERVQUAL model. The validity and reliability of this questionnaire has been proven in previous studies. Participants were selected by available sampling method and experessed their opinions in five dimensions of service quality, including confidence, assurance, accountability, empathy and physical in the two areas of present and desired status (Likert scale 1 to 4 ).

From the perspective of faculty members, there was a statistically significant difference between the present and the desired status in all five dimensions. Overall, the highest gap was in the accountability dimension (-0.59±0.50) and the lowest gap was in the confidence dimension (-0.21±0.56). The lowest reported gap was reported by associate professors (-0.25±0.29) and the highest gap was reported by professors (-0.52±0.39).

From the faculty memberschr('39') point of view, the quality of educational services is lower than expected, although this negative gap is not large. To make up for this small gap, it is advisable to review the statements made by faculty members in this report. This study can lead to the development of strategies to improve the quality of university education.

Regarding the level of awareness and attitudes in different societies, it seems that the way of informing the target group about HPV vaccination is important in the health care sector, especially physicians. Therefore, we decided to investigate the level of knowledge and attitude of the interns of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd regarding HPV vaccination in 2018.

This study was descriptive-cross sectional. The statistical population of our study was 200 interns of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd and the sampling method was census. Data collection was done by using a pre-prepared questionnaire. The questionnaire had three parts: personal information, the second part was 20 questions about awareness of HPV infection and its vaccination, and the third part was 26 questions about the attitude of the person about HPV vaccination. Finally, the collected data were entered into SPSS version 19, using statistical tests were analyzed.

The mean score of the total awareness and the total score of the trainees participating in the study were 6.28 ± 3.97 and 57.34± 7.41, respectively. The mean score of knowledge and attitude of people by gender, age, marital status, history of Pap smear, having children and history of receiving HPV vaccine, no significant difference was found. But there was a significant statistical difference between the mean score of knowledge based on the information source (P-value <0.05). There was also a positive and significant correlation between knowledge score and attitude score.

According to results, can be concluded that the level of knowledge and attitude of the interns of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd regardless of their individual characteristics is low regarding HPV vaccine and the development of the educational program seems necessary to increase the knowledge and attitude of these people.

Narrative medicine was introduced in 2000 as an approach to effective practice and humanism in medicine. A narrative approach was presented as a training course in order to improve the professionalism of medical interns in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The aim of this study was to describe the optimization strategies for presenting a narrative medicine educational program.

This study was conducted qualitatively and with inductive approach in 1399. Medical interns participating in the first course of narrative medicine, including 18 people, were included in the study by purposive sampling. In-depth semi-structured and individual interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using MAXQDA10 software.

Participants included 18 medical interns (10 males and 8 females) with a mean age of 25±0.38. A total of 417 codes were extracted. The optimization strategies included 3 main categories and 6 sub-categories including pre-training predictions (motivation and culture building), training process (teaching strategies, teacher role and curriculum) and executive requirements (emphasis on executive components).

Considering the analyzed strategies can be useful in order to teach effectively in subsequent courses in other universities of medical sciences with regard to the educational and cultural context in Iran. It is also recommended to use the opinion of experienced experts in holding this course.

The students are one of the most valuable assets of any country, and their attitude toward their field of study and future career can be used as a good guide to improve the quality of educational services. The aim of this study was to determine the laboratory sciences students’ attitude toward their field of study and future career in Alborz University of Medical Sciences.

This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 117 laboratory science students. Questionnaires including demographic questions and main research questions were used to collect data. To analyze the collected data, SPSS20 software, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and correlation analysis were used.

The average of student’s age was 20.66±1.43, which 29.1% were male and 70.9% were female. Average score of student’s attitude towards field of study was 42.59±8.19 (p <0.05), 43% had a positive attitude and 57% had a negative attitude towards their field of study. Also, average score of student’s attitude towards future career was 13.45±3.50 (p <0.000), 35.1% of students had a positive attitudes and 64.9% had a negative attitudes towards future careers.

According to the results, most students didn’t have the necessary awareness about their field of study. In order to better understand and to improve the students' perspectives, necessary counseling should be provided to get better acquainted with the university majors. Also, ensuring job security and creating suitable job position for graduates of this field are appropriate strategies to strengthen students' attitudes towards their future careers.

Acceptance and intention to use the mobile device in the  student evaluation is an interesting topic in education. Although there are significant studies of mobile learning acceptance and mobile-based assessment (MBA), there is little research on app design and driving factors that influence students' intention to use mobile technology for assessment purposes. The purpose of this study was to design and execute an evaluation application and provide empirical evidence on the adoption of a Mobile Based Assessment (MBA) based on the Technology Acceptance Model.

The Quizzes for Mental Health and Addiction and Occupational Health of Public Health major Entries 94 and 95 (35 students) were held using the app. Content, technology, ease of use, usefulness, usefulness, cognitive feedback, and attitude were used to evaluate students' behavioral intention. Pearson correlation test was used for data analysis in Spss22 software.

Results showed that different TAM constructs such as perceived usefulness (p = 0.009, r = 0.415), ease of use perceived (p = 0.043, r = 0.379), attitude (0.038). P = 0, r = 0/351), cognitive feedback (p = 0/035, r = 0/358), technology (p = 0/023, r = 0/336) has a direct correlation with behavioral intention but the content is not Behavioral intention was not correlated (p = 0.610, r = 0.089).

Performing evaluation using the Azmehr application can give administrators, educators, and students more confidence in doing it correctly, cheaper, more accurately and faster.

Due to the lack of evidence-based medicine (EBM) program in the Persian medicine curriculum, the EBM journal clubs were implemented as a method for teaching EBM and to evaluate its efficacy and satisfaction of participants.   

EBM journal clubs which was designed and implemented in 1398 and 1399 in the school of Persian Medicine of Iran University of Medical Sciences was a combination of an EBM workshop with EBM Journal Clubs, which included designing clinical questions and searching and critically appraising the evidence, and using EBM checklists. The evaluation was performed with a structured researcher-made questionnaire to assess the efficacy of the program, and a non-structured questionnaire to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the program, the expectations, and suggestions of the participants. 

Ten students who participated in more than 70% of sessions believed that the program was effective in conveying EBM concepts (90-100% of participants), but was not effective enough in gaining the ability to use statistical concepts (30% of participants). All of them stated that they need more practice and learning. A qualitative review of the opinions of 16 persons (some of them participated in less than 70% of the sessions) identified the strengths and weaknesses of the program, expectations, and suggestions for future programs. 

EBM journal club is an appropriate method to transfer EBM knowledge; however, to improve the efficacy of the program, other interventions such as mandatory participation of the students, improving the knowledge of masters of Persian medicine about EBM and continuing the program are suggested.

Attracting and enrolling the overseas' students is a vital element in international universities.So, , it seems necessary to know the factors affecting students enrollment in the  universities. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the reasons for choosing Iran medical sciences universitis by foreign students.

The present study is a qualitative study with a conventional content analysis approach. 17 foreign students studying in Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences who were studied the second semester of the academic year of 2018-2019.  They selected by purposive sampling method and interviewed by semi-structured method. The collected data were analyzed currently based on five Griesheim steps.

Findings of the thematic analysis of the interviews showed that 3 categories of scientific, cultural-social and economic components with seven subcomponents including "high rank and reputation of the university", "competent professors", "proximity of the country-neighborhood", "common religion-Religious similarity", "High security-especially for girls", "Loving Iran-Iranian culture", "Scholarship-appropriate tuition", "common language" and "Friends' recommendation" are the reasons for choosing Iran as a university destination by foreign students.

According to the findings, scientific, cultural and economic factors are the most important reasons for choosing Iran universities as a destination for studing by foreign students.

The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting research motivation in teaching professors.

The present study is of practical use and is exploratory in terms of processing and testing hypotheses. The researcher has used survey and field methods to collect the required information and complete the questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data. The statistical population of this study includes all 950 professors of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. According to Morgan's table, the sample size was estimated at 284 people.

Among the studied professors, 174 (61.3%) were male and 110 (38.7%) were female. The results showed that the priority factor of personal and professional aspects of professors with an average rank of 3.64 and the factor of cultural fields with an average rank of 3.21 and the factor of financial resources and research facilities with an average rank of 3.11 and the factor of management and research policy with The average rank of 2.57 and the structural and administrative factor with the average rank of 2.47 have a role in strengthening the research motivation of professors. The motivation for research in education was higher in female professors than male.

By encouraging and facilitating research in education and appropriate policies, we should strengthen the motivation to engage in educational research in parallel with education. The main purpose of holding all educational seminars, congresses, medical education conferences and Shahid Motahari Educational Festival should be to promote the scientific level of researchers and strengthen the motivation for research in education. Because education that is not based on research will not meet the needs of society.