. Sirous Panahi; . Abbas Mirzaei; . Azam Bazrafshan
Volume 10, Issue 7 , July 2020, , Pages 1-4
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Disciplinary-based information literacy (DIL) or professional-related informationliteracy has not been widely studied in the academic context, including medical sciences. ...
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INTRODUCTION: Disciplinary-based information literacy (DIL) or professional-related informationliteracy has not been widely studied in the academic context, including medical sciences. This studyaimed at investigating the status of DIL among medical students in an Iranian medical university.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional survey. A random sample consistingof 298 students majoring in general medicine at Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran,in the academic year of 2018–2019 completed a valid and reliable 20-item questionnaire on DIL.Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software.RESULTS: Participants’ DIL was less than expected, especially in the skills related to professionalinformation access and evaluation. The majority of them had low DIL level. However, medical studentsin their last 2 years of study had significantly high scores in DIL than those in their first 2 years of study.CONCLUSION: Information literacy has not been seriously considered in health-related highereducation in Iran. It is needed to consider DIL in the medical curriculum for training students to beproficient specialists in medical practice.