today, information technology services are considered as valuable resources in all areas. for making information technology management processes purposeful and efficient in different organizations – as a competitive and strategic advantage (especially in organizations responsible for health care services) – it is necessary to recognize the level of maturity of the organization and review its pr...

background: medical sciences universities have great mission to train efficient, professional and committed human resources to solve the health need of people. this research aimed to study the quality assessment of staff in-service training from viewpoints of employees ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences based on servqual model between 2011-2015. methods: this is a descriptive, cro...

background: determining satisfaction level helps the development and improvement of universities. this study was designed to investigate satisfaction level and prioritize factors affecting students' satisfaction with educational quality in kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: this is a descriptive-analytical study. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire ...

BACKGROUND During the last three decades, ethics committees have been formed with a growing trend. These committees have a satisfactory and effective impact on the pattern of patient care and its performance. The medical ethics committee is considered one of the most active committees in hospitals, having the aim of providing necessary approaches for the optimal use of the findings in empirical...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of information about the oral pathology related articles published in a pathology journal. This study aimed to audit the oral pathology related articles published in Iranian Journal of Pathology (Iran J Pathol) from 2006 to 2015. METHODS Bibliometric analysis of issues of Iran J Pathol from 2006 to 2015 was performed using web-based search. The articles published...

Background Developing social skills and mental health is a crucial part of the psychosocial health status of medical students. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the life skills of medical students in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS). Methods This cross-sectional study was performed in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2015. By census method, 146 intern...

Introduction There is no single test as a gold standard for the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (AR). This study was to assess the usefulness and validity of nasal smear as a quick, easy and inexpensive diagnostic method for diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Mehdi Bakhshaee. MD Assistant professor of otorhinolaryngology, Membership of ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery and related sciences r...

BACKGROUND Tobacco consumption is the second major cause of death and the fourth most common risk factor for diseases, worldwide. Epidemiologic studies have traced the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances among medical students and physicians. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cigarette smoking and the related factors among the students of medical ...

designing a minimum data set for national cancer registry in iran     sadoughi f [1] , safdari r [2] *, meraji m [3] , ramzan ghorbani n [4] , ghazisaeedi m [5]     received: 9 jul , 2013 accepted: 21 sep , 2013     abstract   background & aims : due to the widespread increase of cancer diseases, cancer registries as foundations for a struggle plan against the disease have been established. the...