{"title":"The professor support system in reality shock transition from traditional to virtual instruction in Covid-19 pandemic","authors":"A. Zarei, N. Akbari","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2021.51652.1355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2021.51652.1355","url":null,"abstract":"Dear Editor The Covid-19 pandemic around the world made professors shocked all over the country who needed pedagogical, content and technological knowledge to overcome it. With the onset of the pandemic, professors who had to take distance education faced a severe dilemma that could lead to chaos for the university's educational leaders. In line with the efforts made throughout the country to solve this problem, the need to design a professor support system at Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) was also felt. Some efforts which were done in BUMS in this regard include: knowledge support, technical support, forming a support group, designing e-learning courses, development of virtual education in laboratory courses, providing preparation for taking student exams in a completely virtual way and development of a system for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of professors' educational performance during the course. As a conclusion, existing a professor support system is a crucial element for academic leaders, especially in a crisis. Besides, the evaluation of professors� performance and distinguishing good and poor performance between them is very effective in motivating them and it will lead to more accountability. Obviously, students in this situation also need a student support system so that they could overcome their problems.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"53-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44110316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Gilavand, Y. Mehralizadeh, M. Hosseinpour, A. Torabipour
{"title":"Proposing an Effective Model for Improving Integration the Medical Education System with Health Services at Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education","authors":"A. Gilavand, Y. Mehralizadeh, M. Hosseinpour, A. Torabipour","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.50396.1344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.50396.1344","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In Iran, the medical education system was integrated with the healthcare provision system in 1985 and finally, it led to the creation of a new ministry titled �Ministry of Health and Medical Education�. Regarding this integration has created some problems, the current study intended to provide an effective pattern for improvement of this integration. Methods: The present study is both fundamental and applied in terms of objective. The statistical population of the client study included all of the managers, faculty members and experts in the universities of medical sciences in Khuzestan Province, in southwestern Iran, who were chosen by the use of full census sampling. Finally, 103 people filled in the questionnaires. The data collection instrument was a researcher-devised questionnaire. The data analysis was done by SPSS Ver.24, the descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, and standard deviation), and the inferential statistics (Pearson Correlation Test). Results: In order to increase the effectiveness of this integration, four scenarios were suggested among which, finally �the separation of the medical education from the medical sciences universities and placing under direct supervision of the Minister of Health and Medical Education� with 3.84 (based on a maximum score of 4) achieved the highest score. Based on this score, a model based on the upstream laws of Iran was designed and suggested and in each province, instead of having a unit and independent institution under the title of the university of medical sciences and healthcare services, two separate institutions as �The Provincial University of Medical Sciences� and �The Provincial Health Service Organization� would be created and would work under the supervision of Minister of Health and Medical Education. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that medical education in the health ministry supervised universities is affected by the discussions of the provision of the health and medical care provision. Therefore, to realize it and improve the educational tasks, production of knowledge, and conducting of research in the universities, and protecting it from other departments, an effective pattern has been suggested.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"8-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42331929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study of Research Trends in Iranian Journals of Medical Education","authors":"M. Dastani, A. Atarodi, Saeed Erfanpoor","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2021.51262.1352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2021.51262.1352","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nowadays, with the increasing number of articles in the field of medical education, the analysis of the trend of articles published in specialized journals in the field of medical education becomes important for adopting necessary measures in this field. For this purpose, the present research studies the trend of articles published in Iranian journals of medical education. Methods: A descriptive exploratory approach has been used in this study to analyze the articles published in Iranian journals of medical education from 2004 to 2018 using text mining techniques. In this study, the Python programming language and NLTK toolkit have been used for text mining. Results: The findings of this study indicated that the terms such as students, medicine, education, learning, and university are the most repetitive terms in these articles. The results of the implementation of k-means clustering algorithm have revealed that the main theme and sentence of the five thematic clusters in this study is the term \"education\" or \"medical student education\" and the subjects of the most of articles published in medical journals are in the field of education. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that the articles published in Iranian journals of medical education focus on general subjects of medical education such as curriculum, medical students, and teaching in the academic environment; however, other issues have been less discussed.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"3-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42479714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Ashrafi, R. Moradi, A. Mashhadi, Habibeh Bashir Nejad
{"title":"Effectiveness of Time Management Training on Nursing Students' Academic Achievement and Resilience","authors":"S. Ashrafi, R. Moradi, A. Mashhadi, Habibeh Bashir Nejad","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.47527.1323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.47527.1323","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of time management training on female nursing students' academic achievement and their resilience. Methods: This was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study with 30 female nursing students, selected randomly. All 30 participants completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and assigned randomly in experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group participated in 10 sixty-minute sessions of time management training, while the control group received no training. At the end of the training period, all participants recompleted CD-RISC. The data were analyzed using SPSS (V24.0) and MANCOVA. Results: The results showed that, based on the effect size, time management training predicts 57% and 80% of academic achievement and resilience variances, respectively. Conclusions: Time management training contributes in students' academic achievement and increases their resilience.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"39-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68238333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Hasanvand, T. Toulabi, F. Ebrahimzadeh, M. Almasian
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Concept Map instruction in mobile phones on Creativity of Nursing Students in Intensive Care Courses","authors":"S. Hasanvand, T. Toulabi, F. Ebrahimzadeh, M. Almasian","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.50711.1349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.50711.1349","url":null,"abstract":"Background: technology-based concept mapping is a subset of e-learning and is considered a selective strategy for providing information and educational skills. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of concept mapping instruction in mobile phones on the creativity of nursing students. Methods: This study was a pretest posttest randomized controlled trial. Sixty eight senior nursing students were selected using the whole enumeration. They were divided equally into the experimental (n=34) and control groups (n=34) by stratified block randomization. In the experimental group, concept mapping instruction was carried out using mobile phones; however, the routine method was used in the control group. Students' creativity was measured by Abedi�s Creativity Test before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed with SPSS software using the paired t-test and multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic characteristics (p > 0.999).The mean total creativity score and the mean scores on all the subscales decreased in both groups in comparison to the pre-intervention scores. The changes in the scores of elaboration (p= 0.046), originality (p= 0.022), and total creativity (p= 0.036) showed a significant difference between the control and experimental groups, but there was not any significant difference between two groups in term of fluency (p = 0.08) and flexibility (p=0.143). Conclusion: Although the easy access of learners to mobile phones made the use of this approach seem useful in students' education, further studies are recommended with higher sample sizes and other creativity assessment instruments.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43745651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahboobeh Moftakhar, A. Emadzadeh, M. Yavari, H. Bahrami-Taghanaki
{"title":"Survey on the effect of two education methods (face to face and distance) on the self-care skill of Behvarz","authors":"Mahboobeh Moftakhar, A. Emadzadeh, M. Yavari, H. Bahrami-Taghanaki","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.44887.1303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.44887.1303","url":null,"abstract":"Background: With increase in the number of patients with chronic illnesses, long-term health care systems are experiencing significant problems in providing these services. Therefore, in order to organize these patients and facilitate the work, it is suggested that some care be provided by the individuals themselves. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of face to face and distance education on self-care.Methods: Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the study consisted of Bahvarzes of two cities: Khaf and Sarakhs. According to population size and based on Cochran formula, 45 Bahvarzes were randomly selected from khaf and Sarakh health centers as the statistical sample. The intervention of face-to-face training in Sarakhs health center and intervention of distance education in Khaf Health Center were used. Data was analyzed through SPSS 24 software.Results: Based on the results of paired t-test, it was found that face to face training intervention was effective on self-care of non-communicable diseases in Behvarz of Sarakhs city (p-value = 0.001). But self-care distance education intervention has not been effective on self-care of non-communicable diseases in Behvarz of khaf city (p-value=0.1). Also the results of comparing the mean of two methods of face to face and distance training showed that there was a significant difference between the scores mean of Behvarz in the two methods (p-value = 0.001) and the face to face training intervention was more effective than distance training intervention.Conclusion: Self-care face to face training of non-communicable diseases in Behvarz is more effective than distance training.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"45-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48574689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distance learning in pathology for universities with limited resources amid COVID-19 pandemics","authors":"F. Abedi, M. Rajabi-Moghaddam","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2021.52681.1363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2021.52681.1363","url":null,"abstract":"Telemedicine and distance learning is increasingly integrated into medical education systems. We aimed to develop a blended learning system as part of Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) Online Learning Management Systems (LMS) to train medical students and residents during COVID-19 pandemics. BUMS is located on the border of neighboring Afghanistan, which suffers from limited medical education infrastructure. In our center, we are processing histopathologic samples with high-quality imaging for other centers. We would report the slides and findings as part of a distance learning program to teach pathology courses to medical students and residents. This plan has an advantage over commercially available software. It would present local cases in the neighboring country, which, similar to our region, has a different prevalence of specific lesions. We will provide the teaching materials in two languages, Persian and English. In light of the COVID-19 pandemics and limited specific pathology education systems, distance learning in pathology would have additional advantages, save time, and maybe inevitable. Ideally, we plan to develop a standard virtual training service focused on pathology medical and educational aspects.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"56-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45253846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Contradictions of eHealth educational intervention by user Experience from outcome: a review of systematic","authors":"L. Mosalanejad","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.46217.1312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.46217.1312","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Electronic Health (EHealth) is a kind of information and communication technology software that covers a wide range of healthcare activities, from diagnosis to treatment. This study was aimed to investigate the conflicts which caused by EHealth interventions in patients’ attitude and the influence of it on consequences of the disease. Materials and Methods Present study is a systematic review and meta-synthesis qualitative researches, in which articles found by searching the keyword “EHealth” and between 2000 and 2019 were published , collected and reviewed. Then a search was narrowed down using the keywords “qualitative studies”, “patients’ attitudes”, “Patients’ view” about EHealth. The investigation of the outcomes of the method was done by the PRISMA flow diagram and totally 23 papers extracted to review .The quality evaluation system of qualitative studies was used to review articles and meta-synthesis method was applied to 23 articles, (CASP). Results: The results showed that regarding to effective features of eHealth, it is capable of a significant beneficial effect by empowering patients, treatment through supportive networks, changing the traditional therapeutic algorithms in inducing a successful and influential treatment, successful outcomes with functionality, being flexible and attractive. Patients also referred to its shortcomings in treatment and expressed the ability to implement it with aura, parallel and non-variable coverage. Conclusion: It is necessary to consider ways and means to neutralize or minimize the negative effects of technology on treatment, so that more efficient use of the electronic health system can be achieved.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41698210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nighat Murad, F. Memon, S. Naz, T. Rahat, S. Naz, F. Bashir
{"title":"QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF MEDICAL COLLEGES OF PAKISTAN: FACULTY PERSPECTIVE “A QUALITATIVE STUDY”","authors":"Nighat Murad, F. Memon, S. Naz, T. Rahat, S. Naz, F. Bashir","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2020.52655.1361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2020.52655.1361","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The study aimed to describe the procedures implemented by medical colleges in Pakistan to assure quality in their assessment system. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted from March 2015-December 2017 in medical colleges of Pakistan using grounded theory design. The medical colleges were selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique. Out of the total 93 PMDC (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council) recognized medical colleges, 49 were selected from all four provinces of Pakistan as well as Azad Kashmir. An open-ended questionnaire was filled by one faculty member from each participating medical college after obtaining informed consent. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 (IBM). Results: Majority participants appreciated their institution’s assessment policy and wished improvement in terms of comparability to national organization’s assessment systems. For about 1/3rd of participants developing standardized tools, their grading (e.g. SEQs), and faculty’s unwillingness to devote time for quality MCQ were the challenges. Recommendations by > 1/3rd to overcome barriers included one assessment per year, improvement in teaching methods, standardized assessment, and structured viva exams. In >1/2 institutions no audit of assessment process was conducted. Around 1/3rd confirmed audit was an irregular unplanned activity and no report published. Around 1/4th of participants highlighted that a formal audit report stemmed in improving teaching & examination methods. Conclusions: Overall Quality Assurance (QA) procedures in assessment system in Pakistan were poorly implemented. Lack of QA and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), feedback mechanism, benchmarks for assessors, and formal auditing was noted. Student’s involvement, & semester system was recommended.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47467947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EAP instructors’ professional development and their knowledge sharing: A case of nursing courses","authors":"Farshad Parhamnia, Majid Farahian","doi":"10.22038/FMEJ.2021.49314.1338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22038/FMEJ.2021.49314.1338","url":null,"abstract":"Background: It has been agreed upon by educators and scholars that one of the keys for success in any educational setting is promoting the professional development of teachers. Having this in mind, the researchers investigated nursing English for academic purposes (EAP) instructors’ perceptions towards knowledge sharing. In addition, we sought whether ESP instructors’ perceptions towards knowledge sharing predict their professional development. Methods: Ninety four EAP instructors from different medical universities across the country were recruited in the present study. Two questionnaires of ‘EAP instructors’ perception towards knowledge sharing’ scale and ‘a teacher professional development’ were used to gather data. A semi-structured interview was also performed to explore the participants’ opinions regarding the inhibitors to develop teacher learning communities. Results: Based on the findings, the participants did not have a positive view towards knowledge sharing. Furthermore, it was revealed that EAP instructors’ perceptions towards knowledge sharing predict their professional development. As the findings of the semi-structured interview revealed, among other factors, instructors’ lack of incentive, lack of commitment, and their lack of familiarity with the importance of teacher learning communities were the major inhibitors to developing teacher learning communities among EAP instructors. Conclusion: knowledge management can become a rudimentary strategy which may pave the way to personal/professional development. This sheds light on the importance of collaborative work which should take place within an educational setting. Accordingly, some implications have been suggested to encourage knowledge sharing among EAP instructors.","PeriodicalId":34243,"journal":{"name":"Future of Medical Education Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47775467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}