Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Evaluation of the doctoral program in medical education of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences based on the CIPP model

. Samira Derakhshanfard; . Fariba Jokar; . Soheyla Ehsanpour; . Arash Hadadgar

Volume 12, Issue 6 , July 2022, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Continuous evaluation is necessary to achieve appropriate quality in educational programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the doctoral program of medical education ... Read More

The eleventh scientific Olympiad of Iranian medical students: Challenges and solutions

. Mohammad Esmaiel Hajinezhad; . Alireza Yousef; . Fariba Jowkar

Volume 11, Issue 3 , March 2021, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: The scientific Olympiad is an event that creates a competitive environment forstudent groups of medical universities across the country to solve problems that can help improvethe ... Read More

The effect of direct observation of procedural skills/mini‑clinical evaluation exercise on the satisfaction and clinical skills of nursing students in dialysis

. Hasanali Jafarpoor; . Meimanat Hosseini; . Maryam Sohrabi; . Masoomeh Mehmannavazan

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Since the purpose of medicine science is health promotion, education of this groupis very important. The use of new evaluation methods is one of the first educational needs. ... Read More BACKGROUND: Since the purpose of medicine science is health promotion, education of this groupis very important. The use of new evaluation methods is one of the first educational needs. Giventhat many conventional clinical evaluation methods are not able to fully evaluation students in theclinical settings and only evaluate limited information, This study is designed to evaluate the impactof direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) and mini‑clinical evaluation exercise (mini‑CEX)on nursing students and their clinical satisfaction skills.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This quasi‑experimental study was conducted in 2018 to evaluatethe dialysis unit of the 6th semester nursing students of Babol University of Medical Sciences in Iran.Samples were selected by the census method and then random allocation. Data collection wasperformed using two questionnaires and two checklists to evaluate the clinical skills and satisfactionof the two groups of testing and control. Moreover, the data were analysed with using the SPSSsoftware (version 18, IBM SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) through the descriptive and analyticalstatistics (Chi‑square test and t‑test).RESULTS: The results showed that the intervention group compared with the control evaluation scoreof 13/73 ± 2/44, 11/74 ± 2/43, P < 0.002, respectively. Furthermore, the mean score of satisfaction ofthe intervention group with the DOPS method compared to the traditional method of the control groupwas 72/50 ± 7/31, 63/48 ± 9/31, P < 0.001, respectively. As well as, the mean score of satisfactionwith the mini‑CEX method of the intervention group compared to the traditional method of the controlgroup was 73/28 ± 7/78, 63/48 ± 9/31, P < 0.002, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that students who were evaluated by DOPSand mini‑CEX methods had a higher score of clinical performance evaluation and higher level ofsatisfaction. Nursing professors can improve the learning process and the satisfaction of nursingstudents by using direct feedback on such evaluation methods.

The impact of outreach programs on academics development, personal development and civic responsibilities of dental students in Bhubaneswar city

. Vinay Suresan; . Avinash Jnaneswar; . S. P. Swati; . Kunal Jha; . Bala Subramanya Goutham; . Gunjan Kumar

Volume 9, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Inequalities persists in distribution, accessibility, and utilization of oral healthservices between urban and rural population. One approach to lessen this inequality ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Inequalities persists in distribution, accessibility, and utilization of oral healthservices between urban and rural population. One approach to lessen this inequality is by incorporatingrural outreach programs in the academic curriculum of health‑care professionals.OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of outreachprograms on academic development, personal development, and civic responsibilities of dentalstudents and also to assess the changes in the domain scores within and between genderspostintervention.METHODOLOGY: The study population consisted of 100 dental students. The study methodologyfollowed a before and after without control informal experimental study designs. At baseline, theparticipants were administered pretested structured questionnaire developed by D. Diaz Gallegos.Intervention involved posting participants in various rural outreach activities and academic field visits invarious public health installations. Apostintervention questionnaire developed by Anu F. Shinnamon et al.was administered to assess the change from the baseline. The change in domain scores was assessedusing paired and unpaired t‑test appropriately. P ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.RESULTS: The baseline scores of academic, personal, and civic domains were 6.05 ± 2.44,8.04 ± 2.84, and 6.36 ± 2.23 which increased to 6.52 ± 2.10, 13.56 ± 3.44, and 8.55 ± 2.71postintervention, respectively (P ≤ 0.05). When comparing within genders, there was increase fromthe baseline, and this change in the scores postintervention was statistically significant (P = 0.001).The mean scores of all three domains between genders were statistically insignificant.CONCLUSION: The outreach programs developed and enhanced the subject’s academic skills,leadership qualities, self‑confidence, communication skills, managerial skills, and responsibilitiestoward the rural community.

The comparison of hospitals’ performance indicators before and after the Iran’s hospital care transformations plan

. Haniye Sadat Sajadi; . Zainab Sadat Sajadi; . Farkhondeh Alsadat Sajadi; . Mohammad Hadi; . Maryam Zahmatkesh

Volume 7, Issue 5 , September and October 2017, , Pages 1-5

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INTRODUCTION: Hospital care transformation plan (HCTP) was implemented, in 2014, with the aimof ensuring all Iranians have fair access to hospital care, mainly in the public sector. ... Read More

Routine programs of health care systems as an opportunity toward communication skills training for family physicians: A randomized field trial

. Ahmad Reza Zamani; . Narges Motamedi; . Ziba Farajzadegan

Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-7

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Background: To have high‑quality primary health care services, an adequate doctor–patientcommunication is necessary. Because of time restrictions and limited budget in health ... Read More Background: To have high‑quality primary health care services, an adequate doctor–patientcommunication is necessary. Because of time restrictions and limited budget in health system,an effective, feasible, and continuous training approach is important. The aim of this study isto assess the appropriateness of a communication skills training program simultaneously withroutine programs of health care system. Materials and Methods: It was a randomized fieldtrial in two health network settings during 2013. Twenty‑eight family physicians through simplerandom sampling and 140 patients through convenience sampling participated as interventionand control group. The physicians in the intervention group (n = 14) attended six educationalsessions, simultaneous organization meeting, with case discussion and peer education method.In both the groups, physicians completed communication skills knowledge and attitudequestionnaires, and patients completed patient satisfaction of medical interview questionnaireat baseline, immediately after intervention, and four months postintervention. Physicians andhealth network administrators (stakeholders), completed a set of program evaluation forms.Descriptive statistics and Chi‑square test, t‑test, and repeated measure analysis of variancewere used to analyze the data. Results: Use of routine program as a strategy of training wasrated by stakeholders highly on “feasibility” (80.5%), “acceptability” (93.5%), “educationalcontent and method appropriateness” (80.75%), and “ability to integrating in the healthsystem programs” (approximate 60%). Significant improvements were found in physicians’knowledge (P < 0.001), attitude (P < 0.001), and patients› satisfaction (P = 0.002) in interventiongroup. Conclusions: Communication skills training program, simultaneous organization meetingwas successfully implemented and well received by stakeholders, without considering extra timeand manpower. Therefore it can be a valuable opportunity toward communication skills training.

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Evaluation of the doctoral program in medical education of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences based on the CIPP model

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The eleventh scientific Olympiad of Iranian medical students: Challenges and solutions

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The effect of direct observation of procedural skills/mini‑clinical evaluation exercise on the satisfaction and clinical skills of nursing students in dialysis

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The impact of outreach programs on academics development, personal development and civic responsibilities of dental students in Bhubaneswar city

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The comparison of hospitals’ performance indicators before and after the Iran’s hospital care transformations plan

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Routine programs of health care systems as an opportunity toward communication skills training for family physicians: A randomized field trial

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