background and aims: needle stick injuries are a common and serious occupational hazard in the medical settings. so, this study was aimed to assess the incidence of needle stick injury among medical students at tabriz imam reza hospital in 2014. methods: this is a cross-sectional study which its data was collected from 211 medical students in tabriz imam reza hospital. the study was done using ...

conclusions based on the students perspective, the most important aspect of effective teaching was teaching method. having the ability in the subject clear transmission, being fair and clear communication were the priorities in each aspect. results in the field of knowledge, teaching method, power of communication and individual characteristics the priorities were subject predomination with ave...

background: physicians are one of the most important groups directly associated with public health and their health related lifestyle has a significant impact on their patient’s behaviors. several studies showed that the majority of medical students did not have appropriate and healthy behaviors. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky lifestyle knowledge and behaviors am...

introduction: empathy refers to a personality character that has a great role in communication with others. thus, proper evaluation and education of empathy in medical students is important for medical education. because previous studies had suggested that physician’s empathy may reduce with clinical trainings, in this study we decided to measure the empathy score among medical students. method...

background: well-designed interventions can improve the communication skills of physicians. since the understanding of the current situation is essential for designing effective interventions, this study was performed to determine medical interns’ confidence and use of communication skills. m aterials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed in spring 2013 within 3 branches ...

introduction: physicians have to visit, diagnose and refer patients with genetic disorders, so they need to be familiar with the basics and indications of genetic tests. in other words, they should have effective theoretical and practical knowledge about medical genetics before they do their job. medical genetics courses at medical universities of iran are generally presented as a theoretical s...

medical education & medical profession are among the most challenging and most stressful ones. anxiety and depression represents an escalating public health problem among medical students. the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence & predictors of anxiety and depression among female medical students in king abdulaziz university, jeddah, saudi arabia.a cross-sectional study was c...

background and purpose: the medical educational environment is increasingly becoming the focus of research globally. it is commonly understood that educational environments are an important factor for efficient learning. the present study was done with the aim to evaluation of clinical phase students' perception of learning environment of our teaching hospital and comparing it with the previous...