introduction. quality assessment of medical student’s knowledge and way of practical and laboratory teaching is one of the priority studies in medical education. the aim of this study is going over these skills in different majors of babol medical university, in order to improve the quality and circumstances of education. methods. this descriptive- analytical study was performed as cross-sectio...

The work of science teachers can be viewed from a variety of perspectives. In this article, teaching is seen as an activity in which teachers deliberate in the practical domain to decide on actions and goals. In the first part of the article, it is argued that, because practical reasoning is similar to scientific reasoning, a model of practical conceptual change can be developed that is analogo...

BACKGROUND The Emergency, Triage, Assessment and Treatment plus Admission care (ETAT+) course, a comprehensive advanced pediatric life support course, was introduced in Rwanda in 2010 to facilitate the achievement of the fourth Millennium Development Goal. The impact of the course on improving healthcare workers (HCWs) knowledge and practical skills related to providing emergency care to severe...

OBJECTIVES This longitudinal study was aimed to investigate the association between didactic grades and practical skills for dental students and whether didactic grades can reliability predict the dental students' practical performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Didactic and practical grades for graduates from the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, between the years 2009 and 2011 we...

OBJECTIVE To describe the implementation of a 1-day accelerated physical examination course for a doctor of pharmacy program and to evaluate pharmacy students' knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in performing physical examination. DESIGN Using a flipped teaching approach, course coordinators collaborated with a physician faculty member to design and develop the objectives of the course. Kno...

INTRODUCTION Clerkships are still the main source for undergraduate medical students to acquire necessary skills. However, these educational experiences may not be sufficient, as there are significant deficiencies in the clinical experience and practical expertise of medical students. PROJECT DESCRIPTION An innovative course teaching basic clinical and procedural skills to first-year medical ...