Abraham Flexner persuaded the medical establishment of his time that teaching the sciences, from basic to clinical, should be a critical component of the medical student curriculum, thus giving rise to the "preclinical curriculum." However, students' retention of basic science material after the preclinical years is generally poor. The authors believe that revisiting the basic sciences in the f...

received: november 2005 accepted: feburary 2006 corresponding author: dr aeen mohammadi, is a researcher in , the secretariat for education and student affairs of ministry of health and medical education,tehran, iran . 13 th floor, secretariat for education and student affairs, ministry of health and medical education, simaye iran st., falamak jonoobi ave, shahrake ghods, tehran email: aeenmoha...

Correction to: Analysis of the Patient Referral System in Urban Family Physician Program, from Stakeholders` Perspective Using SWOT Approach: A Qualitative Study     Ghasem Abedi1, Khadije Safizadehe Chamokhtari2, Aboalfazl Marvi2   1 Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari...

Zohreh Shahhosseini, Zeinab Hamzeh Gardeshi, Maryam Hajizadeh Valukolaee, Fereshteh Yazdani Khermandichali. Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Sari, Iran; Master Student of Midwifery counseling, Research student Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Facult...

background: many studies suggest depression rate in medical students is higher in comparison to others. such disorder can cause motivation loss and hopelessness. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the depression symptoms and their contributors amongst medical students who were studying the early clinical exposure (ece) in sabzevar, iran.   methods: this cross-sectional study evalu...

Neda Kabiri, Ali Jannati, Nafiseh Vahed, Mina Mahami Oskouei. Ph.D. Student in Health Policy, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine Iran (RCEBM), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Associated Professor in Health Management,...