Ahmad Sabouri-Kashani

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Trend of diseases among Iranian pilgrims during five consecutive years based on a Syndromic Surveillance System in Hajj

 Background: Every year more than 2 million people depart from Iran to Saudi Arabia for Hajj ritual which can be faced with some different diseases. There are not much information about frequencies and trend of diseases in Hajj. The main objective of this study was to determine the trend of prevalent diseases during five consecutive Hajj rituals among Iranian pilgrims. Methods: We est...

[ 2 ] - Critical Thinking Dispositions among Medical Students in Two stages: Basic Medical Sciences and Pre-Internship

Introduction: Critical thinking is considered as an ultimate goal for education, and a criteria for academic accreditation. So, organizations such as World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) emphasize its importance. This study aimed to assess critical thinking dispositions among medical students’ at two medical school stages (basic medical science and pre-internship) in two medical univers...