Future of Medical Education Journal
Volume:3 Issue: 4, Dec 2013

one of the most difficult tasks carried out by educators in health plan field is educational program assessment and students'' clinical evaluation. Logbook is an assessing tool that reduces the distance between the theory and practice; it could be definitely worthwhile for both the professors and the students to achieve the clinical and educational objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the Comparing the Influence of Log book on the Scores of Practical Oral Medicine Course Gained by Students of General Dentistry this is a descriptive- analytic study conducted on 36 dental students who have attended the oral medicine course. The students were divided in two groups including the control and case group, randomly. The control group were assessed in the usual method and the case group where assessed by logbook. Then, the average of the grade of oral medicine unit was analyzed in two categories. The data were analyzed by T-test and SPSS 17. The significance level was P the average score of the case group was significantly higher than the control group. In the case group, the average score of practical oral medicine course was 16.54(1.47) and 14.92 (2.41) was for the control group that had a statistical significance (p=0.02). the increase in student’s scores can be a motivation for applying this method in clinical assessment of the students.

Research about teaching methods and students'' education is an important subject which can improve the quality of education. This study was performed to compare three educational teaching through lecture, presentation by small group of students, student''s search and study of topics before the class. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 42 students'' of 5th semesters of basic science course, in Mashhad faculty of medicine. In order to compare the learning outcomes, usefulness and clarity of subjects, similar three subjects were selected from health education sessions and presented with one of the three methods. Descriptive examinations of the most important entries were taken with a similar structure at the end of each session. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS 11.5 software and statistical tests of repeated measurements, McNemar and Spearman correlation. Mean of exam scores, in method of study before the class was the highest and after that students'' presentation was more than the lecture (P <0.001). The frequency of students who had great interest in students'' small group presentation, search and study before class was more than lecture method (P =0.02). Interest rate and student exam scores in student-centered teaching methods were more than the lecture by the teacher. This study showed that students'' active role in teaching process can provide a better outcome and higher satisfaction for learners.

many of the problems and composite filling failures are due to dentists'' inadequate and passing acquaintance with bonding principles. The aim of this study is to assess dentists'' acquaintance with the bonding principles and different adhesive application that are going to be used in educational programs. in this descriptive and cross-sectional study, a valid and reliable questionnaire was designed. The questionnaires were distributed, in person, among dentists in Mashhad, 1389. Our random sample comprised 100 dentists; the questionnaires were filled, gathered and analyzed. The data and results are presented in tables and charts. the results of the study indicate that only 21% of the dentists in the sample have adequate knowledge and proficiency in total-etch adhesive application. This knowledge even reduces to 12% for self-etch adhesives. Moreover, it revealed that just 8% of the dentists had enough information about the methods of connecting composite on Porcelain. the results of this study indicate that in the majority of arenas we have questioned about, the rate of acquaintance and knowledge of the dentists were weak or moderate. All of the dentists believe that it is essential to hold bonding workshops.

Teaching epidemiology of occupational diseases is an important course for occupational health students. If these courses are taught with problem based learning or other new educational methods they will be more beneficial. The objective of this study was the determination of the effects of three educational methods on learning of epidemiology of occupational diseases. This study was a cross-sectional study which was conducted by using the curriculum of ministry of health, these courses had been taught with lecture and power point presentation for group (A), problem based learning for group (B), evidence based medical education for group (C). Then data had been analyzed by SPSS 11.5, ANOVA with P The total grade of epidemiology of occupational diseases in group (A) was 16.71±1.16, the minimum score was 13.25 and the maximum was 19.25 (Min:13.25 & Max:19.25) in group (B), it was 18.52±1.03, (Min:16.50 & Max:20)and in group,(C) it was 18.46±1.20, (Min:14.0 & Max:20), ANOVA (F) =14.752 and P=0.001 had significant differences. According to the total results, the problem based learning was the best educational method.

Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is one of the best methods for evaluating the achievement of educational objectives and cognitive, emotional and psycho-motor aspects of medical students. The main purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of OSCE method in evaluating knowledge and clinical practices of midwifery students in the courses of physiopathology, infectious diseases, internal diseases and surgery of Islamic Azad University Karaj Branch –IRAN. This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 39 midwifery students at the end of the third year of their education in Islamic Azad University Karaj Branch –IRAN through the academic year 2011-2012. Students performed 10 different OSCE stations based on five practical purposes designed by medical experts on curriculum in this field. For the face and content validity of OSCE, the broad consensus on these issues was used. In order to determine the accuracy of the observer''s judgment, the inter-rater reliability and for internal reliability test-retest and Cronbach''s alpha were used. The mean of total OSCE score (standard deviation) was 85.29 (8.9). The face and content validity was confirmed after numerous meetings and discussion with teaching staffs on internal medicine and extracting practical purposes. Moreover, the reliability was confirmed by parallel validity, test-retest and Cronbach''s alpha. The Cronbach''s alpha in five scope of OSCE showed a range between 0.52 and 0.78 which is considered acceptable. Implementation of OSCE is suggested as a reliable and valid means of evaluating knowledge and clinical practice of midwifery students.

In-service education is one of the best and major methods to provide, train and improve the performance of the staffs. This study aims to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the virtual trainings from the staffs'' perspective of Mashhad University of medical sciences. this is a cross-sectional study conducted among staffs from different parts of the therapy department of Medical sciences of Mashhad University. Questionnaires were used to gather the data. The questionnaire included personal information, assessment of staffs'' satisfaction of virtual trainings, contents and materials, professors, services and the facilities of university, whether the trainings are practical and useful, and the quality of virtual training website. The data were analyzed by SPSS (16th version). there was no statistical significant relationship between the staffs'' satisfaction and gender, age, marital status, degree, major of study, computer proficiency and internet access at home. None of the demographic factors were influential on staffs'' satisfaction of the virtual trainings. Virtual training practicality had the highest average of the staff''s satisfaction and the next one was about the contents and materials. from the staff experts'' perspective the virtual trainings are practical and provide good contents.

it seems necessary to assess dentists’ needs in order to upgrade the quality of the educational programs. This study was conducted to determine general dentists’ perspectives in the continuing educational programs in Mazandaran Province. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 430 dentists in Mazandaran during 2011-2012. A questionnaire was distributed to collect the data; it consisted demographic information and some questions about the continuous educational programs. The data were analyzed by SPSS 17 and Chi-square test. Most of the participants were interested in endodontic, restorative dentistry and prosthodontics programs. They believed that attending practical courses or lectures that show educational films are more appropriate for teaching programs than just listening to the professors’ lectures. Participating in workshops, watching educational movies, studying books and scientific magazines are considered as the appropriate methods to upgrade depth of scientific knowledge. according to the results of the study, major contents of continuous training courses should be reviewed and devised based on the learners’ needs. They should present practical issues, new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in modern dentistry. Moreover, due to nature of the discipline, workshops or lectures with educational movie presentation are the most appropriate methods for educational programs.

Revision and promotion of educational programs, as well as guiding such programs from the traditional to modern ones, have been one of the goals of educational planning in order to improve the educational status. The present study was performed based on the opinions of the cardiology assistants. This research was a cross sectional study and all the participants included were the cardiology assistants, from the second to the fourth grade. Sampling was designed to be done effortlessly; seeking opinions from all the assistants with regard to the present curriculum, in addition to investigating their needs for planning changes in it, was carried out through a questionnaire. In this study, 55% of the population consisted of men and 45% of women. It turned out that only 38% of them knew the curriculum and bore a precise definition of it in mind. 55% of the total participants concurred to the idea of rotation in the internal medicine ward while 40% demanded radical changes to be made there. In this study, it was made clear that 38% of the assistants agreed to rotation in the cardiology research center. 73% of them demanded holding pre-assistance classes to develop their skills. 66% of the assistants did not grasp the meaning of Evidence Base Medicine. 38% of the participants were partly pleased with the in-ward evaluation by professors whereas 62% did not consider it satisfactory at all. Evaluation of the cardiology curriculum of Iran based on the opinions of the assistants of Mashhad Medical University signifies the necessity of changes in it. Contrary to the existing curriculum in many countries, the present curriculum of the Ministry of Health does not include a clear accurate lesson plan for the assistants and only mentions the resources, topics and general skills necessary for them.