background today, despite the efforts of the medical community and healthcare staff along with the advancements in medical technology, patients’ dissatisfaction and complaints have been increased. the present study aimed at making a survey on the patients’ complaints in a large training hospital affiliated to mashhad university of medical sciences (mums).   methods this descriptive, cross-secti...

introduction: governments’ tendency toward operating budget is because this process results in the reformation of budgeting systems, and thus, assists countries’ economy. iran has also prioritized the changing of traditional budgeting to operating budgeting to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. the aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of stabilizing oper...

iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. women at childbearing age are at particular risk of developing iron deficiency due to the iron losses associated with menstruation and childbirth. therefore, iron supplements are needed in certain groups, while in particular regions increased dietary intake could be provided through food. this descriptive study attempts to ...

Complementary and AlternativeMedicine (CAM) remains a controversial topic. Despite its widespread use by patients [1], its provision by a large number of physicians and substantial student interest [2], [3], it is rarely taught by medical schools in Europe. By contrast, in the United States (US) 82 medical schools have included CAM-related content in their compulsory curriculum [4] and special ...

After foundation of the Educational Development Center (EDC) in Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 1989, These centers were gradually established in universities of medical sciences in order to promote the quality of education. The necessity of establishment of EDCs was tangibly revealed after integration of previous ministry of health and medical science faculties and establishment o...

Central elements of the Bologna declaration have been implemented in a huge variety of curricula in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering sciences at German universities. Overall the results have been nothing less than disastrous. Surprisingly, this seems to be the perfect time for German universities to talk about introducing a curriculum that is fully compatible with t...

Introduction. Universities of Medical Sciences & Health Services were established with the aim of training and development of efficient health manpower for improving the community health. The people of the community have common health problems and needs, so universities of medical sciences and health services can affect diagnosing the problems, providing the health needs and developing health c...

background and objectives: active presence of hospitals on the internet is becoming a hallmark of hospitals’ commitment to quality healthcare services delivery. for insightful planning towards a strong internet-based information delivery and communication, there is a need for continuous monitoring of hospital website’s status. built on this need, this paper provides, for the first time, a ranki...

introduction: today, development of professionalism is a critical aim of medical schools. studies have demonstrated that medical students’ perceived level of professionalism is inadequate worldwide. this study aimed to investigate the medical students’ perceptions of their colleagues’ professional behavior. methods: this study is a cross-sectional study with 280 medical students at shiraz unive...