Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Intangibility of the invisible hand – Analysing the micro-dynamics of novice mentoring program based upon one institutional experience

DINESH KUMAR. V; ANEESH BASHEER

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 220-223

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.81615.1025

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Although mentoring has been regarded as an essential component in the developmental phase of medical students, it is the nature of hierarchical relationship and the quality ... Read More

Combination of different clinical reasoning tests in a national exam

ANAHITA SADEGHI; ALI ALI ASGARI; NEZARALI MOULAEI; VAHID MOHAMMADKARIMI; SOMAYEH DELAVARI; MITRA AMINI; SETAREH NASIRI; ROGHAYEH AKBARI; MOJGAN SANJARI; IRAJ SEDIGHI; PARISA KHOSHNEVISASL; MANOUCHEHR KHOSHBATEN; SAEED SAFARI; LEILY MOHAJERZADEH; PARISA NABEIEI; BERNARD CHARLIN

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 230-234

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.83101.1083

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Introduction: Clinical reasoning as a critical and high level of clinical competency should be acquired during medical education, and medical educators should attempt to assess ... Read More Introduction: Clinical reasoning as a critical and high level of clinical competency should be acquired during medical education, and medical educators should attempt to assess this ability in medical students. Nowadays, there are several ways to evaluate medical students’ clinical reasoning ability in different countries worldwide. There are some well-known clinical reasoning tests such as Key Feature (KF), Clinical Reasoning Problem (CRP), Script Concordance Test (SCT), and Comprehensive Integrative Puzzle (CIP). Each of these tests has its advantages and disadvantages. In this study, we evaluated the reliability of combination of clinical reasoning tests SCT, KF, CIP, and CRP in one national exam and the correlation between the subtest scores of these tests together with the total score of the exam.Methods: A total of 339 high ranked medical students from 60 medical schools in Iran participated in a national exam named “Medical Olympiad”. The ninth Medical Olympiad was held in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in summer 2017. The expert group designed a combination of four types of clinical reasoning tests to assess both analytical and non-analytical clinical reasoning. Mean scores of SCT, CRP, KF, and CIP were measured using descriptive statistics. Reliability was calculated for each test and the combination of tests using Cronbach’s alpha. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between the score of each subtest and the total score. SPSS version 21 was used for data analysis and the level of significance was considered <0.05.Results: The reliability of the combination of tests was 0.815. The reliability of KF was 0.81 and 0.76, 0.80, and 0.92 for SCT, CRP, and CIP, respectively. The mean total score was 169.921±41.54 from 240. All correlations between each clinical reasoning test and total score were significant (P<0.001). The highest correlation (0.887) was seen between CIP score and total score.Conclusion: The study showed that combining different clinical reasoning tests can be a reliable way of measuring this ability.

Needs assessment for standardized educational program for Iranian Medical Students in crisis and disaster management

RITA REZAEE; MAHMOUDREZA PEYRAVI; MILAD AHMADI MARZALEH; AMIR KHORRAM-MANESH

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 95-102

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.44713

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Introduction: Early education and training are mandatory toraise the knowledge and awareness of the healthcare staff. Iranis a disaster prone area with a high number of emergencies.This ... Read More

The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

NAHID AHMADIAN YAZDI; SHOALEH BIGDELI; KAMRAN SOLTANI ARABSHAHI; SAEIDEH GHAFFARIFAR

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 35-41

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.41043

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Introduction: Clinical empathy ascertains the quality of doctorpatientrelationship and entails beneficial outcomes for bothparties. Role-modeling is a major factor in promoting clinicalempathy ... Read More

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Intangibility of the invisible hand – Analysing the micro-dynamics of novice mentoring program based upon one institutional experience

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Combination of different clinical reasoning tests in a national exam

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Needs assessment for standardized educational program for Iranian Medical Students in crisis and disaster management

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The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

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