Examining the educational experiences of Behvarzes from the insufficient participation of some people in preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic: a lesson for the future.

Background: This study aims to explore the experiences of Behvarzes regarding the reasons behind the insufficient participation of some individuals with the preventive protocols established during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted from July 2021 to December 2022 using the conventional content analysis method. Purposive sampling was employed to select 14 Behvarzes working in villages covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences.

The Experiences of Faculty Members and Medical Students of Basic Medical Sciences of Characteristics of a Competent Professor: A Qualitative Study.

Background: The instructor is one of the key factors in attaining educational goals in medical education, and the instructor's competencies facilitate students' educational achievement. The present study is an attempt to explain the experiences of faculty members and students of characteristics of competent professors who play an influential role in the academic achievement of basic medical sciences students in universities of medical sciences across the country.

Methods: The present study is a conventional qualitative content analysis.

Underpinning Learning Theories of Medical Educational Games: A Scoping Review.

Background: Gamification is the process of game thinking and game mechanics to attract learners and solve problems. It is a unique growing phenomenon in education and training programs. Educational games, by application of game design and game elements in learning environments, motivate students to learn and improve the teaching and learning process.

The relationship between personality traits and learning styles in medical education students at Iran University of Medical Sciences: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The relationship between personality traits and learning styles is an attractive subject for researchers. "Learning Style" indicates on a method of education for effective studying. The Kolb's Learning Style is a known theory in the field of learning style.

A qualitative approach to identify clinical uncertainty in practicing physicians and clinical residents.

Background: Clinical decision-making is not only stressful to physicians, but also to patients and even their companions. Thus, managing uncertainty in clinical decision-making is essential which requires knowing its origins. Therefore, this study aimed to understand determinants of uncertainty in clinical decision-making from the perspective of clinical physicians.

Professionalism among academic educational leaders: A concept analysis.

Introduction: The concept of professional ethics of academic educational leaders is an abstract concept for which several highly context-dependent definitions have been provided in the literature. The analysis of this concept is critical to reaching a shared understanding, developing behavioral standards, and designing evaluation measures at universities of medical sciences.

Methods: To explain the concept of professionalism among academic educational leaders, Walker and Avant's eight-stage concept analysis method was adopted.

Identification of change leadership dimensions and components in medical science education to move toward the third-generation universities: A qualitative study.

Background: Change is a multidimensional and pervasive issue in the modern world, and organizations are constantly changing in social, cultural, political, economic, and technological fields. Change leadership is a model that employs a combination of leadership styles to keep the employees and the organization prepared for learning and continuous growth. This study aims to identify the dimensions and components of change leadership in medical sciences education to move toward third-generation universities through a qualitative approach.

Developing and validating of the Clinical Uncertainty Measurement Questionnaire (CUMQ) among practicing physicians and clinical residents in Iran.

Background: Despite the fact that clinicians face uncertainty in their decisions, there is no comprehensive framework to measure it in medical practices which is the knowledge gap especially for Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of a Persian questionnaire which is designed to measure different determining aspects of uncertainty from clinical physicians' perspectives in Iran.

Methods: Clinical Uncertainty Measurement Questionnaire (CUMQ) has been derived from a mixed method study since March 2019 to January 2021.

The viewpoints of medical sciences wealth creators regarding the wealth creation strategies and path in medical sciences universities.

Background: In the recent years, the wealth creation of educational institutions has attracted an enormous attention in different countries. Exploring experiences of these institutes help to improve the wealth creation of universities. In this regard, this study was an attempt to explain the viewpoints of the wealth creators of medical sciences regarding wealth creation strategies and define the general path of wealth creation in medical sciences universities.

Hidden Curriculum in Medical Residency Programs: A Scoping Review.

Introduction: Hidden curriculum is important in medical education and has numerous, long-lasting effects on medical residency. The present scoping review seeks to investigate, identify, and plot the main concepts relating to hidden curriculum and its dimensions, domains, impacts and factors in medical residency courses based on the main references and evidence.

Methods: Scoping review methodology was used to guide a search of electronic databases for relevant papers.

Development and psychometric properties of COVID-19 related Healthcare Student stress scale (CHSSS).

Background: There is no valid and reliable tool to measure COVID-19 healthcare stress felt by healthcare students. A scale was developed to assess COVID-19 stress in healthcare students and its psychometrics was examined.

Methods: This is a two phases mixed-method study including a qualitative stage consisting of student interview and literature review to develop content of the tool.

Challenges and Expectations of Diabetic Foot Care from the Patients' Point of Views.

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) as a common complication of diabetes needs a multi-disciplinary care approach in which the patient suffering from DFU is considered as a member of the care team. According to the effective role of patients in DFU prevention and management, this study was an attempt to explore patients' views and expectations regarding provision of DFU preventive and therapeutic care to facilitate the process of care and management.

Methods: A qualitative research approach, using two focus group discussions, was conducted with patients suffering from diabetes and DFU.

Students' view on supportive co-teaching in medical sciences: a systematic review.

Background: Supportive co-teaching (SCT) is the practice of employing two or more experts whose knowledge and experiences are needed simultaneously to make a connection across different disciplines in a classroom. Although this interdisciplinary approach seems to be beneficial, there are many features which need further examination. This study was conducted to systematically review studies addressing the use of this approach and learners' views on SCT in medical sciences.

Exploring the challenges of educational accreditation of teaching hospitals and providing the solutions.

Background: In the recent years, the accreditation of educational institutions and hospitals has attracted a lot of attention in different countries to ensure the quality of medical education. In this regard, examining the experiences of different countries will help to improve the world and local standards. This study was an attempt to explore the lived experiences of senior managers about the educational accreditation challenges and appropriate strategies to overcome these challenges.

Diabetic foot care course: a quasi-experimental study on E-learning versus interactive workshop.

Background: Nurses, as multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care (DFC) team members, need to be trained in DF prevention and management. Regarding the increasing use of e-learning educational courses as the new learning strategy with potential benefits among health care providers, this study attempted to evaluate the educational effects of an e-learning course on DFC compared to that of an interactive workshop in the related knowledge attainment.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study compared two non-randomized groups consisting of nurses who attended an e-learning course (intervention group) and a face-to-face interactive workshop (control group) on DFC using a pre- and post-test design.

Visualization of clinical teaching citations using social network analysis.

Background: Analyzing the previous research literature in the field of clinical teaching has potential to show the trend and future direction of this field. This study aimed to visualize the co-authorship networks and scientific map of research outputs of clinical teaching and medical education by Social Network Analysis (SNA).

Methods: We Identified 1229 publications on clinical teaching through a systematic search strategy in the Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) and Medline (NCBI/NLM) through PubMed from the year 1980 to 2018.

A qualitative approach to identify barriers to multi-professional teamwork among medical professors at Iranian teaching hospitals.

Background: In some cases of diseases, such as infectious, neurological and chronic ones prevention and treatment is complex. Therefore, a single medical specialty alone cannot effectively manage treatment of patients due to health care needs of them and complexities of treatment. Instead, a team composed of different healthcare disciplines with effective, continuous, and organized communication must follow up various aspects of patient care.

A systematized review on diabetes gamification.

Gamification is an effective tool used to enhance the quality of education and training, to create motivation and enthusiasm, and to maintain competitiveness in the targeted population. Given that, the present study is an attempt to review gamification used in the field of diabetes systematically and its effects on the target group. Articles were retrieved from eight databases via an electronic advanced search.

Humanism in clinical education: a mixed methods study on the experiences of clinical instructors in Iran.

Background: Medical education is currently more considerate about the human dimension. The present qualitative study aimed to explain the experiences of clinical professors with regard to humanism in clinical education in Iran.

Methods: This mixed methods study had two phases, a quanitative phase of scientometrics and a qualitative phase of a content analysis.

Exploring the features of mobile phone application of anatomy in basic medical sciences: a qualitative study.

Background: The importance of mobile phones has become one of the new research topics in health professions education due to the ease of access and flexibility. Although novel approaches to health professions education recommend the use of educational technologies, such as mobile applications, a limited number of studies have been conducted with regard to learning anatomy through mobile applications. Considering the increasing needs of medical students for mobile technology to meet their educational needs, wants and desires, we decided to explore the features of an anatomy mobile application.

Transcendent Philosophy of Medicine: A Deductive Synthesis According to the Transcendental Wisdom (Mulla Sadra School of Thought).

Medicine is dependent to definition of human being in all existential dimensions, and this study attempts to synthesize a philosophy of medicine based on transcendental wisdom that was instituted by Mulla Sadra (979-1045 AH /1571-1635 AD). Using implication eliciting methodology, in the paradigm of consensual qualitative research, ten main principles of transcendental wisdom were selected and described after being approved by experts (n = 13). Then, after more than 4 years of prolonged engagement using these principles, the transcendent philosophy of medicine was deductively synthesized.

Challenges in promoting clinical empathy skills in medical students: A content analysis study.

Empathy is a key clinical skill in the medical profession, and many studies have reported a decline in it among medical students during their years of education; especially, in the clinical stage, and this affective decline persists in the physician-hood. This study aimed to explore the participants' perceptions about challenges for promoting clinical empathy in training stages. A qualitative design using content analysis was applied.

Patient privacy: Awareness and attitudes of Iran University of Medical Sciences medical students.

Respecting patients' privacy is an essential professional responsibility for physicians and other health team members. In this regard, this study investigates medical students' knowledge and attitude about confidentiality and disclosure of patients' information. In this cross-sectional study, 160 medical students of Iran University of Medical Sciences participated who were selected using stratified random sampling.

Exploring the concept of scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL): Concept analysis.

Researchers have contributed to the definition of SoTL; however, the literature is not conclusive on its definitions and attributes. Therefore, this study was an attempt to precisely define SoTL by its attributes, antecedents and consequences. The Walker and Avant (2011) concept analysis method was used.