aim: the comprehensive evaluation program of the health system in higher education is a strategic plan in line with the goals of health reform program. the planning levels are based on 12 general policies. as professors of medical universities have an important role in public health promotion, this study aimed to identify the outcomes of faculty development at medical universities in the northe...

Introduction. Self assessment is provided by Excellence models covers all the factors affecting qualitative and quantitative improvement of organizational performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate performance of universities of medical sciences based on EFQM. Methods. This interventional study was done in 2010-2011.13 universities among 41 medical sciences university were selected usin...

introduction: physicians have to visit, diagnose and refer patients with genetic disorders, so they need to be familiar with the basics and indications of genetic tests. in other words, they should have effective theoretical and practical knowledge about medical genetics before they do their job. medical genetics courses at medical universities of iran are generally presented as a theoretical s...

background and purpose: according to developments related to the relative autonomy of universities and acquired extensive powers by the board of trustees of universities of medical sciences and healthcare services in a twenty-year perspective of country and in the context of the fourth and fifth socio-economic cultural development of country, necessity of developing financial and transactional ...

These observations caused a flurry in the University of Edinburgh, which had previously conferred an honorary degree on Lowe; but it revealed a view apparently widespread in English medical institutions. Although the Medical Act of 1858 had laid the ground for the transformation of the medical profession in Britain, particularly through its impact on medical education, it seemed that there was ...

Autonomy has been the central principle underpinning changes which have affected the practice of medicine in recent years. Medical education is undergoing changes as well, many of which are underpinned, at least implicitly, by increasing concern for autonomy. Some universities have embarked on graduate courses which utilize problem-based learning (PBL) techniques to teach all areas, including m...

To the editor, We appreciate the study by Mindell et al. [1], which highlights a very limited coverage of sleep in medical school education in 12 different countries. We recently performed a similar survey in Italy, asking members of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine how sleep medicine was taught in their Universities. We collected information from 21 of the 39 Italian universities (54%...

In the last few years, the advances in technological progress have been amazing. Given the importance of English as the main means of communication in our increasingly interconnected world, it is a pity that schools, and to a lesser degree universities, do not put more emphasis on the acquisition of listening and speaking skills since, when it comes to speaking English, Italian students do not ...

Problem-based learning arose out of educational initiatives in the 1960s and is often one of the most contentious issues within medical education. McMaster University in Canada was the first to implement problem-based learning on a large scale within medicine and this was soon followed by universities in Europe and Australia. In modern times, few western medical schools do not include at least ...