نشریه آموزش پزشکی
سال یازدهم شماره 1 (پاییز و زمستان 1401)

In the process of learning, interaction and organization of both the right and left hemispheres of the brain are involved. The different functions of each hemisphere and the different capacity and learning strategies show that people do not learn in the same way. Paying attention to the capabilities of both hemispheres of the brain in the learning process can lead to a brain-centered approach that, by coordinating the two hemispheres and paying attention to the capabilities of each hemisphere, can improve learning in students.

The research is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional approach that was conducted in 1998. The statistical population is 1000 students of the University of Medical Sciences and by stratified random sampling from all faculties, the number of samples was 334. The instruments used are personal information questionnaire and left hemisphere-right hemisphere questionnaire. Chi-square and Wi-Fi correlation tests were used to analyze the statistical data.

The results showed that there was no statistically significant relationship between field of study, parental literacy, gender and the dominant hemisphere of the brain, but showed a significant relationship with ethnicity (P <0.043). This variable was one of the important variables in this study that due to the diversity of ethnicities in Golestan province can be considered by other researchers in future studies.

Despite the fact that the variable of superiority of one hemisphere of the brain over another is not effective in our study, examining other aspects of the activity of the hemisphere of the brain by focusing on different ethnicities will still maintain its position.

Today, knowledge, as a new organizational intangible asset, is the most important asset of organizations. Improving the performance of the organization's human resources, which will ultimately lead to the development of the organization, depends on several factors, the most important of which are knowledge capital and intellectual management. In this regard, this study was designed to determine the relationship between the components of intellectual capital and knowledge management with improving the performance of training staff at Babol University of Medical Sciences.

The present study was a descriptive-applied study that was performed on 125 employees of Babol University of Medical Sciences. Study data were collected using Betis standard intellectual capital questionnaire, and researcher-made questionnaires of knowledge management and employee performance improvement and analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Friedman test, and Pearson correlation test were used for descriptive-analytical analysis and relationships.

The findings of the study showed a positive and significant relationship between the components of intellectual capital and knowledge management with improving the performance of training staff. (r=0.54, p=0.02), (r=0.88, p=0.01).

Considering the existence of this relationship, university officials can improve the performance of employees and ultimately the efficiency of the organization by strengthening the components of intellectual capital and knowledge management and, while planning to eliminate weaknesses, improve employee performance and ultimately the efficiency of the organization.

Medical education is one of the most fundamental needs of human societies, and the quality and quantity of medical education and its improvement play a significant role in improving the health system. Therefore, in the present study, we will be mapping and analyze the mapping science of hot and cited articles in the field of medical education.

The current research is descriptive-cross-sectional and using scientometric approach. The required data has been collected from the WebScience; the collection method is census type. The data were analyzed using the analysis section of the Web of Science and Excel version 2019 software was used to draw the tables. Vosviewer 1.6 software was used to mapping scientific and co-occurrence maps and to determine scientific clusters and formed co-occurrence clusters.

The general map of hot and cited articles in the field of medical education in the last 11 years includes 5 clusters. The first cluster with the centrality of association and coronavirus in the second cluster, humans in the third cluster, and anxiety and health-care in the fourth and fifth clusters, respectively. With 9 articles, Iran has 12.2% of the hot and highly cited productions in this field.

The results of the present study show the importance of medical education after the epidemic of covid-19 and the importance of issues related to the epidemic of diseases, the role of educational programs of universities in health care and also the importance of education about primary care. of patients with covid-19 and education about solving problems caused by stress, emotions and mental diseases.

Considering the necessity of using virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need to conduct research studies in order to evaluate the effectiveness of different methods of providing virtual education and examine it in different fields of medical sciences. Considering the launch of Navid virtual education system and the need to use this system for professors and students of medical sciences universities, in this study, we decided to evaluate the effectiveness of using this system from the point of view of professors and students of the Faculty of Medicine of Babol University of Medical Sciences.

In this study, 70 faculty members and 101 medical students participated voluntarily. Two questionnaires were made by the researcher, the content of which was reviewed by 8 people from the panel of experts in the field of education and Cronbach's alpha was reported as 0.75 for professors' questionnaire and 0.80 for students' questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed with SPSS software version 22 and descriptive statistics, regression and t-test were used.

The score of different areas in questionnaires is acceptable. Among the variables of the professors' questionnaire (computer mastery, professors' attitude towards virtual education and professors' satisfaction with the virtual education system), There is a positive correlation. In the students' questionnaire, there is a positive correlation between only two variables (students' satisfaction with Navid's virtual education system and students' attitude towards virtual education) with a strength of 0.344.

Considering the benefits, effectiveness and acceptability of virtual education in the Navid system, this method can be recommended for education in medical sciences universities.

Nursing education as an important branch of the medical science system is responsible for the training of qualified nurses. Due to the fact that since 2020, due to the spread of the Corona epidemic and the closure of universities, the trainings continued virtually, so the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the level of satisfaction of nursing students with virtual training in Shahid Sadoughi University of Yazd during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The current study is a descriptive survey. 174 students were included in the study using a stratified sampling method.Data collection tools including demographic form and virtual education satisfaction questionnaire were provided to the students electronically. After collecting the data, SPSS version 16 software was analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical methods.

The average age of the participants was 21/66 ±  3/75 and the average total score of students' satisfaction with virtual education was 97/00 ±  29/29. Among the different areas, the page design area got the highest average with 35±19.88 and assistance got the lowest score with an average of 25±10.95. There was a significant relationship between the place of education and age with the level of satisfaction with virtual education (P<0/05).

The results showed that although virtual education is being widely carried out, it has a long way to go in order to gain more satisfaction from students, which requires more attention from university officials. In addition, the planned allocation of funds to improve the infrastructure and establish more and better educational justice seems necessary and necessary.

Considering the high importance of clinical education in the field of dentistry and lower than expected efficiency of some teaching methods in recent years, this study was designed and implemented with the aim of evaluating the quality of clinical education from the point of view of the clinical students of Babol dental school.

This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted in the academic year of 2021-2022 and all clinical students of Babol Dental Faculty participated in it. Data collection was done through a questionnaire containing 17 questions about 10 clinical departments of the faculty, and the validity and reliability of which question was previously confirmed. Data were compared using ANOVA and independent sample T-test and Tukey's multiple comparison by SPSS software version 22 of windows. A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.

The total number of participating students was 150.There was no significant difference in the grades obtained regarding the quality of clinical education based on the academic year, gender and type of admission of students(P>0.05). among the 10 clinical departments were examined in the present study the pediatric department received the highest score (3.22±0.47) and the fixed prosthesis department received the lowest score (2.72±0/48) regarding the quality of clinical education.  

Considering the grades presented in this study, represent the average opinion of all clinical students, they can be relied upon for the future educational planning of the faculty.

Laboratory courses have a special importance in developing of medical students' Practical skills. The aim of this study was to comparison of logbook and traditional Laboratory worksheet in teaching and evaluating of Bacteriology courses in accoedance with the educational objectives.

The students were divided into control and experimental groups. The logbook for practical courses in bacteriology was designed according to the lesson plan and course plan. Then, the students of the intervention group were evaluated by completing the logbook. Students' satisfaction and learning at the end of the semester in the two groups were compared using independent t-test.

Bacteriology course scores were no statistically significant difference between the control and experimental groups (P = 0.137). Satisfactory level in all areas was high to very high.

According to the analysis of the results of the satisfaction questionnaire, The use of the laboratory log book, causes clarification of educational objectives, classified information, encouraging students to search for scientific materials related to subjects, increasing active learning, and more interaction between students and teacher.

In quantitative approach, the relationships between variables are objectively examined and quantitative data are analyzed using statistical methods, and the researcher is the percentage of generalization of the results to other conditions.qulitative method  seeks to understand the meaning that people attribute to a phenomenon. This method is carried out in completely "natural" conditions, and the researcher reaches the general by induction method from partial issues, and on the one hand, he does not seek to generalize the results to other situations. Mixed research method combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. The mixed approach uses four main designs for research including alignment methods, nesting design, explanatory design, and exploratory design.Therefore, it is recommended that those interested in the field of research in medical education should try to use the mixed research approach to expand and deepen their research.