introduction: the manual and paper-based process of production and storage of medical records in iran have led to difficulties in filing and retrieval of the medical records. one of the usual solutions is using computerized medical records via electronic storage of paper-based medical records. the aim of this study was to recognize using computerized medical records in nine selected hospitals. ...

background: english for specific purposes (esp) courses should empower students to satisfy their language needs. however, at many iranian universities, these courses are mostly taught based on the grammar translation method focusing on teaching grammatical rules and reading comprehension. the present study aims at proposing an innovative approach for teaching english to medical students that ca...

background according to the needs of health education, community oriented medical education was recommended. health students must learn more about prevalent diseases in their communities. objectives to introduce community oriented medical sciences education to students learning pathobiology and its effects. materials and methods this study was a quasi-experimental study conducted using the revi...

Introduction: Clinical reasoning as a critical and high level of clinicalcompetency should be acquired during medical education, and medicaleducators should attempt to assess this ability in medical students. Nowadays,there are several ways to evaluate medical students’ clinical reasoningability in different countries worldwide. There are some well-known clinicalre...

quality of clinical education for medical students has always been a concern in academic medicine. this concern has increased in today’s time-squeeze while faculty members have to fulfill their complementary roles as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner. one of the strategies for program evaluation is obtaining trainees’ feedbacks since they are the main customers of educational programs; ho...

abstract the aim of this paper is to illustrate the role of metaphor in education. the main thesis is that the metaphors shape our attitude towards education implicitly.  with this aim in mind, first, the concept of metaphor is briefly introduced, and then three of the most famous metaphors that have been used in education (factories, gardening and travel), and their differences are discussed. ...

background: assessment forms the backbone of undergraduate medical training especially in clinical contexts and clerkships, which are typically situated in environments lacking educational structure. this study aims to evaluate the viewpoints of medical interns in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology wards about feedback and formative assessment. methods: 100 med...

cell phone technology is being increasingly used by clinicians to access up-to-date information during patient care. medical students, residents, and faculty members of medical faculties or hospitals use mobile devices, such as smartphones (e.g., iphone, android, blackberry) and tablet computers (e.g., ipad), to answer clinical questions and find medical information. this article investigates t...

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