1 Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Azad University. Tehran, Iran. 2 Dentist. 3 Dentist, Epidemiologist, Member of Research Center of Dental Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran. 4 Dental Student. 5 Associate Professor, San Antonio Dental Faculty. Texas, USA. 6 Postgraduate Student, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentist...

BACKGROUND The environment for medical education in Iraq has been difficult for many years. The 2003 invasion of Iraq accelerated a steady emigration of faculty and graduates. Kidnappings and deaths of doctors became commonplace. To understand current career plans, expectations and perceptions of medical students, three Baghdad medical schools were surveyed. METHODS Written questionnaires wer...

Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Azad University, Tehran, Iran Dentist Dentist, Epidemiologist, Member of Research Center of Dental Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dental Student Associate Professor, San Antonio Dental Faculty. Texas, USA Postgraduate Student, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Azad Universi...

BACKGROUND Medical education increasingly relies on small-group learning. Small group learning provides more active learning, better retention, higher satisfaction, and facilitates development of problem-solving and team-working abilities. However, less is known about student experience and preference for different small groups teaching models. We evaluated group educational dynamics and group ...

background and aim: academic evaluation is one of the strategies applied for the enhancement of teaching conditions. student-based evaluation is one of the most common kinds of evaluation. the current study is aimed at the identification of important criteria of academic evaluation from the viewpoint of medical school students.   materials and methods: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional stu...

Abdullah Sahar1, Ahmad Mujtaba Barekzai2* and Hasamuddin Sayedi3 Author Affiliations 1Vice-chancellor of students’ affairs, Spinghar Institute Higher Education, Faculty Member, Department Microbiology, Afghanistan 2Dean research, Public Health, Technical Manager, Kabul Ideal Consultancy, Providing Quality Quantity Inspection Services for UN-WFP, 3Dean Medical Laboratory Sciences faculty, Receiv...

Background: Medical Education has dramatically evolved in the past decades, and scholarly behaviors have gained popularity. In this study, scholarship-of-teaching activities from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) were evaluated for the first time in this country. Methods: Data related to all applicants who were nominated for promotion to associate and full professor positions were s...

CONTEXT Previous studies have found that fewer minority medical school faculty hold senior professorial ranks than do majority faculty and may not be promoted as rapidly. OBJECTIVE To determine whether minority faculty were as likely as majority faculty to have attained senior rank (associate professor or full professor) after adjusting for other factors that typically influence promotion. ...

Background: the success of faculty members of Medical Sciences Universities in medical education arena requires qualification and capabilities authentication in relation with education.  In order to achieve these capabilities, it is necessary to use new and influential approaches of empowerment. One of the appropriate approaches is “Competency Based Training” (CBT). In this method, competencies...

the effect of herbal supplement of ginkgo biloba on attitudes toward menopausal women to sexual relations     amiri pebdani m [1] ,taavoni s [2] *,haghani h [3]     received: 23feb, 2013 accepted: 25apr, 2013    abstract  background & aims : sexual relations during menopause as well as reproductive period have particular importance. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of herbal ...