An international basic science and clinical research summer program for medical students.

Program evaluation of an integrated basic science medical curriculum in Shiraz Medical School, using CIPP evaluation model

Introduction: In recent years curriculum reform and integrationwas done in many medical schools. The integrated curriculum isa popular concept all over the world. In Shiraz medical school,the reform was initiated by stablishing the horizontal basicscience integration model and Early Clinical Exposure (ECE)for undergraduate medical education. The purpose of this studywas to provide the required ...

Early clinical exposure program in learning renal physiology

Introduction: Teaching renal physiology for undergraduatemedical students in an understandable way using methods whichimprove their deep learning has always been a problem. In thisstudy, Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) was used in teaching renalphysiology for the second year medical students in Shiraz MedicalSchool. This article aims to introduce and develop this programand also measure the attit...

Design, implementation and evaluation Operational Program for Improving the Quality of Basic Clinical Skills in Nursing and Emergency Medicine Students based on Kern method

International student exchange and the medical curriculum: evaluation of a medical sciences translational physiology course in Brazil.

The objective of the present study was to conduct a short-term international course on translational physiology for medical students from Wright State University and the University of Iowa. The goals were to 1) provide students with an exposure to the academic, cultural, and medical environments in Brazil; 2) promote awareness of the global medical community; and 3) provide an academic course f...

Comparison of two educational environments in early clinical exposure program based on Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure

Introduction: The undergraduate curriculum of Shiraz medical schoolunderwent a major reform during the recent years. It comprised of integrated education, supplemented with an early clinical experience program. This study was carried out to find out how early experience in clinical experience affects medical students’ perception and identify strengths and limitations of the available methods an...