Medical students' perception of mobile learning during COVID-19 in Iran: A national study.

Introduction: Mobile learning has gained significant attention in medical education in recent years. The COVID-19 crisis has further accelerated its adoption. A lack of research on student perceptions of mobile learning during pandemics limits strategies for maintaining education during these times.

Perceived clinical competence and predictive role of time management in nursing students.

Aim/objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between perceived clinical competence and time management among nursing students.

Background: Given the close relationship between clinical competence and nursing care quality, it is important to investigate the nursing students' status in relation to the acquisition of nursing skills. Time management also as a framework for planning, setting goals, prioritizing goals and activities can be regarded as an important factor contributing to the clinical competence of nursing students.

Improvement of the clinical skills of nurse anesthesia students using mini-clinical evaluation exercises in Iran: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a mini-clinical evaluation exercise (CEX) assessment on improving the clinical skills of nurse anesthesia students at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Methods: This study started on November 1, 2022, and ended on December 1, 2022. It was conducted among 50 nurse anesthesia students divided into intervention and control groups.

Effect of a smartphone-based online electronic logbook to evaluate the clinical skills of nurse anesthesia students in Iran: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate a smartphone-based online electronic logbook used to assess the clinical skills of nurse anesthesia students in Iran.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted after tool development at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz, Iran from January 2022 to December 2022. The online electronic logbook involved in this study was an Android-compatible application used to evaluate the clinical skills of nurse anesthesia students.

Comparison of the level of critical thinking skills of faculties and medical students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, 2021.

Background: One of the main tasks of educational institutions, in addition to developing students' professional competencies, is to develop decision-making and problem-solving skills, which are themselves influenced by critical thinking that should be developed by instructors at the university. The aim of this study was to compare the level of critical thinking skills in students and faculties of Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, the sample consisted of 81 medical students and 52 faculty members of the medical school who were teaching and studying in 2021.

Introducing a mobile learning model in medical education during COVID-19; a critical review.

Introduction: Mobile learning is one of the innovative teaching techniques that help medical students gain knowledge and skills. One of the factors that expanded the use of this strategy was the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the educational pedagogy of such technology has been neglected.

The Accuracy of Electrical Impedance Tomography for Breast Cancer Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Incidence of breast cancer (BC) in 2020 is about 2.26 million new cases. It is the first common cancer accounting for 11.

The trend of critical thinking disposition in medical students and its relationship with their academic performance.

Background: Critical thinking is one of the important skills required for medical students. It is considered as a main component in medical education and training competent physicians. The current study aimed to investigate the trend of critical thinking disposition of medical students and its association with their academic performance.

Distance learning strategies in medical education during COVID-19: A systematic review.

The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) across the world forced universities to suspend learning to limit the spread of the virus. Many medical schools have shifted to online education as an information delivery mechanism where the educator and learner are separated in space and potentially also in time. This systematic review aims to explore and understand the variety of distance learning strategies in medical students in the contexts of COVID-19.

Comparing the effect of traditional and role-play training methods on nursing students' performance and satisfaction in the principles of patient education course.

Background: Education is considered as one of the most important well-known roles of nurses, which is based on the patients' needs and awareness level. Thus, training the skill to nursing students is highly prioritized. The present study aimed to compare traditional and role-play training methods on nursing students' performance and satisfaction in the principles of patient education course.

Relation between stress, time management, and academic achievement in preclinical medical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Identifying the learners' problems is important. Besides, many factors are associated with academic failure, among which time management and stress are more important than any others based on evidence. By using a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study aims to synthesize the findings of studies about the correlation of time management and stress with academic failure to suggest a more in-depth insight into the effect of these two factors on academic failure.

Challenges and opportunities of acquiring scientific authority in medical sciences: determination of the experts' views based on qualitative content analysis.

Introduction: Capability is built upon knowledge and wisdom, and scientific progress and development is associated with wealth production, national and international authority, and independence. To promote scientific development, as a prerequisite to the country's progress in other areas, there is a need for strategic planning and creating scientific capacities. Today's world is facing a rapid growth and development in science and technology, and universities and higher education centers have an important role in the society's development and progress in the areas of human resources training, science and technology production, and solving different problems.

Educational intervention to improve preclinical academic performance: A systematic review.

Introduction: One of the major problems of higher education centers is the students' academic failure. Increased monitoring, counseling, or remediation may tax the resources of both the program and the faculty. The present review study gathered evidence highlighted by the experimental studies on the educational intervention with the purpose of improving preclinical medical performance.

Factors related to academic failure in preclinical medical education: A systematic review.

Introduction: Identifying the learners' problems early enough and providing advice from the beginning is definitely an important investment in the training and progress of future practitioners. The current review aimed at examining factors related to academic failure of the preclinical medical students.

Methods: The study was carried out as a systematic search of publications in the following databases published from January 1987 to January 2018: PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Educational Resources, Information Center and Scopus.

The level of safety standards in implementing therapeutic and caring procedures by emergency department personnel.

Aim: The present study aimed to determine the level of applying safety standards in treatment and therapy processes.

Design: In the present descriptive study, 120 cases of nasogastric intubation, bladder catheterization and intramuscular and intravenous injections done by emergency staff were randomly selected.

Methods: The data were collected by a two-section checklist including demographic features and four sheets of observation.