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...

OBJECTIVES To assess the baseline knowledge regarding stroke risk factors, symptoms, treatment and information resources in an Iranian urban population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A community-based face-to-face interview survey was conducted in the Shiraz urban area in Iran. A total of 385 potential participants between the ages of 15 and 83 years were randomly selected from people referred to Mota...

Maryam Zare1,2, Mehdi Moghanibashi1,3 and Ferdous Rastgar Jazii1,4 1Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, 2Department of Biology, Payam-Noor University, Tehran, 3Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, School of Medicine, Kazerun, Shiraz, 4Department of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Child...

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections that cause a broad spectrum of diseases. Increasing antibiotic resistance among S. aureus isolates is a serious concern in the treatment and control of staphylococcal infections. The knowledge of S. aureus prevalence and the current antimicrobial resistance profile is necessary in selection of appropriat...

OBJECTIVE To explain an important aspect of violence, the spatiotemporal pattern of trauma in victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, Shiraz, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional prospective study comprised 109 randomly selected victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, a tertiary referral hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Scie...

1. Department of Psychiatry, Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2. Psychiatrist, Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3. Department of Cardiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 4. Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medica...

BACKGROUND The present study was carried out to assess the effects of community nutrition intervention based on advocacy approach on malnutrition status among school-aged children in Shiraz, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This case-control nutritional intervention has been done between 2008 and 2009 on 2897 primary and secondary school boys and girls (7-13 years old) based on advocacy approach i...

*Cancer Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran **Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ***Department of Surgery, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ****Department of Radiation O...

Mehdi Moghanibashi 1,2, Maryam Zare1,3 and Ferdous Rastgar Jazii1 1Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, 2Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, School of Medicine, Kazerun, Shiraz, 3Department of Biology, Payam-Noor University, Tehran, 4Department of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Chil...

Masood Amini1, 2, Leila Vafa2, Seyedeh Leila Poorbaghi3 and Masood Sepehrimanesh4* 1Laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran 2Obesity Specialized Clinic, Ghadir Mother and Child Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran 4Gastroenterohepatology Research Ce...