Teaching conflict management to medical students: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Conflict is an inevitable aspect of healthcare team collaboration. Effective conflict management training can improve the performance of healthcare teams. This study aimed to investigate the effect of conflict management education based on the Fogg model on the attitude of medical students toward conflict management.

Development and psychometric testing of an instrument for team-based learning assessment.

Background: In team-based learning (TBL), students actively participate in the learning process and are responsible for their learning through preclass studying and team work with other classmates. Evaluation of the TBL method by students provides information for its better implementation. Due to extensive use of TBL method in medical curriculum at medical universities, we aimed to develop a questionnaire for its evaluation from the viewpoints of students.

Revision of task description of educational development centers and educational development offices: Toward performance improvement.

Background: In recent years, educational development centers (EDCs) have evolved among universities from a marginal to a strategic aspect. The present study aimed to achieve an applicable task description at two levels of basic and quality improvement for EDCs and educational development offices (EDOs).

Materials And Methods: This research used the triangulation method.

The design, implementation, and evaluation of a blended (in-person and virtual) Clinical Competency Examination for final-year nursing students.

Introduction: Studies have reported different results of evaluation methods of clinical competency tests. Therefore, this study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a blended (in-person and virtual) Competency Examination for final-year Nursing Students.

Methods: This interventional study was conducted in two semesters of 2020-2021 using an educational action research method in the nursing and midwifery faculty.

Using PACS for teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students.

Background: Traditional radiology education for medical students predominantly uses textbooks, PowerPoint files, and hard-copy radiographic images, which often lack student interaction. PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) is a crucial tool for radiologists in viewing and reporting images, but its use in medical student training remains limited.

Objective: This study investigates the effectiveness of using PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) for teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students compared to traditional methods.

Teaching Conflict Management Skills to Medical Students: A Scoping Review.

Background: Conflict management skills include the ability of team members to actively use appropriate methods and strategies in different conflict situations. Considering the necessity of effective training in conflict management skills for medical students as a member of healthcare teams, this scoping review study aimed at reviewing the appropriate methods for teaching conflict management to medical students.

Methods: In this scoping review, PubMed, Eric, ProQuest, Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus databases were systematically searched until May 21, 2023.

Comparative study of AR infographic posters vs. offline videos for micro-video delivery in cardiology education.

Augmented reality has promised a new paradigm in medical education. Multimedia videos are the most preferred assent for augmentation. So, this study aimed to assess the effect of using an augmented reality infographic poster for delivering micro-videos on the knowledge and satisfaction of medical students in cardiology rotation.

Students' experience of interpersonal interactions quality in e-Learning: A qualitative research.

Background: Online Interaction is a critical characteristic of distance learning, and effective online communication models empower students.

Purpose: This research aimed to explain students' experiences on the quality of interpersonal interactions in e-learning.

Method: This study was conducted from November 2021 to October 2022.

E-portfolio as an effective tool for improvement of practitioner nurses' clinical competence.

Background: Clinical competence is essential for providing effective patient care. Clinical Governance (CG) is a framework for learning and assessing clinical competence. A portfolio is a work-placed-based tool for monitoring and reflecting on clinical practice.

Virtual reality exposure therapy to decrease anxiety before surgical invasive procedures in hemodialysis patients: an interventional study.

Background: Hemodialysis patients are prone to anxiety and depression due to physiological changes and psychological tensions that leave irreversible effects on the patients. In this regard, the present study was an attempt to provide a simulated situation by using virtual reality on the anxiety level of dialysis patients before performing surgical procedures.

Methods: This non-equivalent groups pre-posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2022 in a hemodialysis ward of Imam Khomeini General Hospital affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

The effectiveness of digital storytelling in teaching medical information searching.

Background: Novel technologies development has created a new path for education. Digital storytelling (DST) is one of the educational approaches used in universities and scientific centers. We aimed to investigate the effect of DST on Scientific Information Search (SIS) and Information Seeking Anxiety (ISA) in students.

Enhancing Medical Students' Knowledge and Performance in Otolaryngology Rotation through Combining Microlearning and Task-Based Learning Strategies.

Microlearning is recommended to be implemented within the context of a wider teaching-learning ecosystem, especially in real working environments. Task-based learning is used in clinical education setting. This study aims at assessing the effect of an integrated approach of microlearning with task-based learning on medical students' knowledge and performance in Ear, Nose and Throat clerkship rotation.

Development and validation of conflict management attitude questionnaire for medical students.

Background: Medical students should effectively manage conflicts in teamwork and communication with other team members. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to evaluate attitude of medical students and physicians toward conflict management.

Method: A multi-step process was employed to develop and validate a Conflict Management Attitude Questionnaire (CMAQ) based on the steps recommended in AMEE Guide No.

Development of an Accreditation System for Evaluating Biomedical Scientific Associations Through a Participatory Process in Iran.

Accreditation is used to monitor, guide, examine, and assure the quality of higher education. There is no formal evaluation system to ensure the quality and quantity of scientific associations' activities. So this study aimed to develop and implement a national accreditation system to be applied for biomedical scientific associations through a participatory process among stakeholders.

Providing a model for validation of the assessment system of internal medicine residents based on Kane's framework.

Background: Kane's validity framework examines the validity of the interpretation of a test at the four levels of scoring, generalization, extrapolation, and implications. No model has been yet proposed to use this framework particularly for a system of assessment. This study provided a model for the validation of the internal medicine residents' assessment system, based on the Kane's framework.

Barriers and facilitators of using mobile devices as an educational tool by nursing students: a qualitative research.

Background: Although the use of mobile devices can facilitate the learning process, there may be barriers to using them for learning purposes. This study aimed to identify and investigate the barriers and facilitators of using mobile devices as an educational device from the perspective of nursing students.

Methods: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted in 2020 on undergraduate nursing students of the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Applying digital storytelling in the medical oncology curriculum: Effects on students' achievement and critical thinking.

Background: Digital storytelling (DST), which combines traditional storytelling with digital tools, can provide a narrative pedagogy that promotes critical thinking (CT). However, we found no previous study in medical education.

Materials And Methods: The aim of the study was to investigate if DST can promote CT and, if so, which CT skills were improved.

How Digital Storytelling Applied in Health Profession Education: A Systematized Review.

Introduction: Storytelling is one of the earliest ways to share scientific advancements and discoveries. The advent of technology has updated this ancient art into a digitalized form. The boundaries between the digital storytelling (DST), and other types of videos are unclear.

Entrustability levels of general internal medicine residents.

Background: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are those activities that a health professional can perform without direct supervision in a defined environment. Bridging the gap between competencies and learning objectives, EPAs have made assessing the performances of health professional more realistic. The main objective of the present study was developing and customizing EPAs for Iranian Internal Medicine Residency Programs.

A review on inputs and outputs in determining the efficiency of universities of medical sciences by data envelopment analysis method.

Increasing the number of students in universities, simultaneously limiting allocation of funds to them, and maintaining the highest efficiency level in education and research are of paramount importance. There are several methods to assess the efficiency of universities, and one of the most widely used of which is data envelopment analysis (DEA). The aim of this study was to determine the input and output criteria to evaluate the efficiency of universities of medical sciences through review-related articles using the DEA method.

Devising ethical codes for e-contents in e-learning.

Promoting ethics is one of the goals of education, but the free flow of communication and divulging unethical behaviors in e-learning make the urgent need to clarify ethical values. Therefore, the aim of this study was to prepare ethical codes to develop and deliver e-contents. A draft of e-content ethical codes was prepared based on the literature review.

Effect of mobile learning (application) on self-care behaviors and blood glucose of type 2 diabetic patients.

Purpose: More than 70% of the health expenditure is related to chronic diseases. Therefore, an efficient managerial program can markedly reduce medical and administrative costs and benefit both patients and service providers. The use of mobile technologies can be very helpful in this regard.

The effect of test-enhanced spaced learning on the otolaryngology board and annual examination results: A quasi-experimental study.

Introduction: In the test-enhanced spaced learning, educational contents are presented in small packages of well-developed test questions with a defined frequency to the learners. It is not clear that applying this educational style might have a positive impact on the summative assessment. Therefore, in this study, we assessed the effect of the test-enhanced spaced learning on the otolaryngology board and annual examinations of residency training.

E-Learning Model in Chronic Kidney Disease Management: a Controlled Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a challenging health problem. The present study examined impact of self-care education through e-learning on improving kidney function among individuals with CKD.

Materials And Methods: The studied population consisted of CKD patients receiving care at 10 centers for treating noncommunicable diseases in Tehran.