Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

An Evaluation of Non-Uniform Grade Distribution with the Emergency Medicine Off-Service Standardized Letters of Evaluation

JORDAN GOWMAN; BERNADETTE DAZZO; JACE COON; TRACY KOEHLER; RYAN OFFMAN; JOSEPH BETCHER

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 207-210

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2022.93990.1561

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Introduction: Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOEs) are designed to objectively compare medical students to their peers for completed emergency medicine (EM) rotations to be used ... Read More

Professional identity of medical students: Proposing a Meta Static Structural Model

LEILA AFSHAR; SHAHRAM YAZDANI; HOMA SADEGHI AVVAL SHAHR

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 211-220

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.89121.1364

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Introduction: The realization of professionalism and its desirable consequences, as the most important goal of medical education, primarily depends on identifying the process ... Read More

Basis, Process and Outcomes of a Student Involvement Project for Curriculum Review at the Imperial College School of Medicine

SHARAN J KAPADIA; LANA AL-NUSAIR

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 211-215

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2022.94921.1613

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Introduction: To help create a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum centred around the student voice, the Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) recruited ... Read More

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Teaching Hospital Setting: A Mixed-Method Study

IRAWATY DJAHARUDDIN; IRWIN ARAS; RINA MASADAH; IRAWAN YUSUF; IRFAN IDRIS; HAERANI RASYID; BERTY NELWAN

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 213-221

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98987.1821

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Introduction: Health service in the current global era requires health workers to provide qualified service, this also applies to teaching hospitals. Collaboration between several professions ... Read More Introduction: Health service in the current global era requires health workers to provide qualified service, this also applies to teaching hospitals. Collaboration between several professions involved (doctors, nurses, and pharmacists) in an interprofessional collaboration system is needed in providing such service. Factors influencing interprofessional collaboration is unique to each health care center. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the implementation of interprofessional collaborative practice among health workers in Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital.Methods: This is a mixed-method explanatory sequential design study, utilizing quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data were obtained from the Indonesian-validated Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool (CPAT) questionnaire. CPAT in Indonesian language has been validated in previous research by Findyartini, et al. in 2019 in Indonesian population. The questionnaire was internally validated with the study population with Cronbach alpha of 0.812. All health care professionals meeting the selection criteria were enrolled for the quantitative study. Thequestionnaire was given to 152 health professionals enrolled as research subjects, including nutritionists, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and medical rehabilitation specialists serving in Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital for >3 years. Five participants with highest and lowest CPAT score from each profession were invited for FGD entitled “Exploring factors involved in interprofessional collaboration in Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital” and divided into 2 groups according to the CPAT score. The score from each subscale in the questionnaire is obtained for each research subjects and the median is compared among each profession group using Kruskall-Wallis test significant to a p-value of <0.05. Qualitative data as recording transcript is acquired from FGD; the transcript was then coded into several general themes by 2 of the authors and was discussed using thematic analysis using MaxQDA.Results: Research subjects were predominantly women (121 respondents (79.6%)), 32.9% were nurses, and most of the healthcare professional (81 subjects (55.1%)) have been working for >10 years. Among profession groups (Doctors, Pharmacists, Medical Rehabilitation Specialists, Nutritionists, and Nurses), difference in score distribution (P<0.05) wasfound in relationships among team members (40 vs 39 vs 39.5 vs 36 vs 42, P<0.001), barriers to team collaboration (10 vs 18.5 vs 14 vs 18 vs 10, P<0.001), and leadership (20 vs 20 vs 23 vs 20 vs 20, p 0.045). From the FGD, factors influencing interpersonal collaborative practice are leadership factors, system/rule factors, and personal factors.Conclusion: This research showed that personal, system/organizational and leadership factors influence the implementation of interprofessional collaboration. In this study, there is a different perception regarding relationships among team members, barriers to team collaboration, and leadership among profession group.

Design and Evaluation of DentAll Mobile Software for Dental Education

PARISA JALALI; ZEINALABEDIN GHOLIZADEH; MINOU KOUH SOLTANI; MARYAM KOUHSOLTANI

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 221-229

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.90771.1423

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Introduction: The use of new learning methods to improve the educational processes is inevitable in the field of dentistry. Due to the positive effects of mobile learning ... Read More Introduction: The use of new learning methods to improve the educational processes is inevitable in the field of dentistry. Due to the positive effects of mobile learning on the students’ learning and skills, we decided to design a software in the required areas. Considerations of systemic diseases, medications, emergencies, prophylaxis, tests interpretation, lesions diagnosis, cephalometric,and cast analysis were the topics required.Methods: This semi-experimental study was carried out in Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences during 2020. DentAll software was developed using Android Studio software. It is an educational and decision-making support system. The satisfaction and perceptions of 10 professors, 5 post-graduate students, and 30 senior dental students about the designed software were assessed using a questionnaire based on a 5-part Likert scale. The senior students were invited and the pre-test was taken to assess the students’ knowledge; then, the designed software was provided by the administrator. At the end of the process, the post-test was taken. Paired samples t-test was used to compare the results of the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0. The significance level was established at a p <0.05.Results: The mean scores of the pre-test and post-test were 16.5±1.49 and 18.2±0.99, respectively. The statistical analysis showed that the difference between the mean scores of the pretest and post-test was statistically significant (p <0.001). 46.7% of the professors and post-graduate students expressed their overall satisfaction as very high, 46.7% as high, and 6.7% as average. Furthermore, 50% of the students expressed their overall satisfaction as very high, 36.7% as high, and 13.3% as moderate. Conclusion: The designed comprehensive software satisfied the students and the professors who used it and the students’ scores increased after use. This software had capabilities such as easy access to the resources, learning anytime and anywhere, increasing the students’ interest and motivation, etc. from the point of view of the commentators. To the best of our knowledge, thiscomprehensive educational aid has not been designed previously and it was effective in improving the students’ learning, scientific knowledge and treatment planning.

The Association of “First 1000 Days of Life” Training Program on Communication Skill and Empathy of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

KHAERIAH AMRU; FIRDAUS HAMID; ICHLAS NANANG AFANDI; ASTY AMALIA; BUDU MANNYU; BERTI JULIAN NELWAN; NASRUDDIN ANDI MAPPAWARE

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 222-229

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98979.1820

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Introduction: 1000 First Days of Life (1000FDL) training program is carried out for 2 years from the 3rd to 6th semester;in this program, students are asked to accompany pregnant women ... Read More

Comparison of the effectiveness of flipped classroom and traditional teaching method on the components of self-determination and class perception among University students

MAHNAZ KHAYAT; FARIBA HAFEZI; PARVIZ ASGARI; MARZIEH TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 230-237

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.89793.1385

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Introduction: The flipped classroom instruction can be an opportunity to make educational changes in class contents, which means this model can be a way to rethink learning ... Read More

Effectiveness of Gamification in Enhancing Learning and Attitudes: A Study of Statistics Education for Health School Students

MEHRNOOSH KHOSHNOODIFAR; ASIEH ASHOURI; MAHDOKHT TAHERI

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 230-239

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98953.1817

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Introduction: Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. It is considered a student-centeredinstructional design to motivate student learning and academic ... Read More Introduction: Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. It is considered a student-centeredinstructional design to motivate student learning and academic behavior. In this study, the effects of gamification on learning statistics (hypothesis testing issue) and attitude toward statistics in comparison with the common e-learning approach were investigated. The students’ experience and critical elements of gamification on learning statistics were assessed, too.Methods: In a before and after trial, in a census manner, 64 health faculty students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran, non-randomly were assigned to the intervention (n=42) and control (n=22) groups. Learning activities were gamified in the intervention group, while the control group received traditional problem-solving in the learning management system. Narrative, avatar, level, point, progress bar, scoreboard, challenge and feedback elements were used in the game experience. The implementation of gamification was applied based on Landers’ theory of gamified content. Valid and reliable Persian version of the Survey Attitude toward Statistics questionnaire measuredthe students’ attitude before and after the intervention. The EGameFlow questionnaire and a valid and reliable researchermade exam measured the users’ experience of gamified content and learning hypothesis testing after the intervention. The independent samples T-test, analysis of covariance and the partial eta-squared effect size were calculated by SPSS software, version 26.Results: Compared to the control group, the intervention group had a more positive attitude toward learning difficulty (moderate partial eta-squared 0.099), value and cognitive competency (weak partial eta-squared=0.01 and 0.05). Learning between the two groups was not different (P=0.522). There was a significant correlation between learning and the students’ perceived experience with feedback (r=0.583, P<0.001), concentration (r=0.509, P=0.005), and challenge (r=0.421, P=0.023) of the gamified content.Conclusion: It suggests using gamification on learning statistics while optimizing the design with more focus on the feedback, challenge and concentration elements.

Medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations and arguments on their clinical engagement

PANAGIOTIS STACHTEAS; NIKOLAOS VLACHOPOULOS; EMMANOUIL SMYRNAKIS

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 238-242

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.89092.1363

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During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical exposure of medical students has been hindered while the impact on medical education is under investigation. The potential ... Read More

Development of Postgraduate Psychiatric Nursing Students’ Clinical Competency Questionnaire

EFFAT SHEIKHBAHAEDDINZADEH; TAHEREH ASHKTORAB; ABBAS EBADI

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 240-251

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98879.1814

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Introduction: As to the significance of clinical competency, the competency concept should be up-to-date periodically until clinical competency is evaluated based on it. This study ... Read More Introduction: As to the significance of clinical competency, the competency concept should be up-to-date periodically until clinical competency is evaluated based on it. This study aimed to develop and evaluate psychometric properties of a new tool to measure the postgraduate psychiatric nursing students’ competencies.Methods: The current study was conducted with a sequential exploratory mixed-method, in Iran, in 2019 -2022. The qualitative part was conventional content analysis, and the quantitative part was a methodology study. The questionnaire was developed by the item generation via individual semi-structured interviews with 21 participants sampled purposefully, and a literature systematic review. In the quantitative phase, psychometric analysis was performed based onconsensus-based standards for the selection of health status measurement instruments (COSMIN) criteria, and using face, content, and construct (i.e., convergent, known group, and exploratory factor analysis done on 199 postgraduate psychiatric nursing students by available sampling) validity. t-test analysis was used to compare the clinical competenceratings of two groups of experienced and inexperienced postgraduate psychiatric nursing students. Additionally, dependability was examined for internal consistency, stability over a one-month period, and measurement error. The sampling technique used for content validity was deliberate. Then, the responsiveness (through minimally detectablechanges), and interpretability (through minimal important changes) were calculated.Results: The questionnaire consisted of 43 items. Construct validity assessment via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed that 67.53% of the cumulative variance was explained by two factors: “Education and nursing care” (23 items) and “Evidence based psychiatric nursing interventions” (20 items). The convergent validity with one golden standard instrument was 0.49. The difference of the clinical competency scores of the two groups of experienced and novice was significant (P<0.001). The internal consistency of the entire instrument, and the first and second factors analyzed using alpha Cronbach (α) were respectively 0.947, 0.897, and 0.891. Stability was confirmed by the ICC agreement 0.956 for interrater (CI 0.907-0.980). Standard error of measurement was 3.14. The competency score of students based on their demographic information was not significant (P>0.05).Conclusion: The 43-item postgraduate psychiatric nursing students’ clinical competency questionnaire is a valid and reliable newly developed instrument. Further studies are recommended to be conducted to assess competency with the largest sample size to promote instrument.

A medical student’s perspective on motivating medical students for social accountability

PRINCY BIJU; ANNABEL MENSAH-DJAN; SANA HASHEMI; IQRAH ASLAM; RAMEEZ SHAHZAD

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 243-244

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2020.87235.1300

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Reliability and acceptability of the multiple mini-interviews for selection of residents in cardiology: Student response

SAKERIYA FARAH; KAMAL DEWAN; NAZIFA BEGUM; INAAM MUNEER MIAN; RAMEEZ SHAHZAD

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 245-246

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2020.86698.1260

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Medical students’ perspective on “Barriers of critical thinking in medical students’ curriculum from the viewpoint of medical education experts: A qualitative study”

SULTAN FAROOQ; LABIB SYED; AQIB YASEEN; SAFWAN UMAR; YUSIF SHAKANTI; HUMAYUN RAJA

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 247-248

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2020.87042.1295

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The Effect of Mentoring Novice Clinical Educators on the Perception of Nursing Students from the Clinical Learning Environment

FATEMEH HESHMATI NABAVI; FATEMEH SHARIAT SAFA; MOHAMMAD RAJABPOUR

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 252-261

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.99480.1844

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Introduction: Creating a supportive clinical learning environment (CLE) is one of the characteristics of an effective clinical instructor in nursing. Perhaps empowering novice clinical ... Read More Introduction: Creating a supportive clinical learning environment (CLE) is one of the characteristics of an effective clinical instructor in nursing. Perhaps empowering novice clinical educators using mentorship method can reduce or resolve this problem. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the mentorship program for novice clinical educators on the nursing students’ actual and preferred understanding of CLE.Methods: This quasi-experimental study on three groups was conducted as post-intervention with the participation of 139 undergraduate nursing students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was done via stratified and multistage method. Students were placed in three groups: expert clinical educator (n=47), novice clinical educator (n=51), and mentorship (n=41). In the novice and expert clinical educator groups, training was conducted through the conventional method. In the mentorship group, a novice clinical educator (mentee) and an expert clinical educator (mentor) had a mentoring relationship for two weeks. The Chan (2001) CLE inventory was completed at the end of the first and second weeks of externship. Data were analyzed through SPSS v. 16 software using one-way ANOVAand paired t-tests.Results: The students of the three groups were homogeneous in terms of gender (P=0.101) and level of interest in the field (P=0.278). According to the result of the paired t-test, the difference in the mean score of the actual and preferred CLE at the end of the first week was statistically significant in the novice clinical educators (P=0.008) and the mentorship group (P=0.04); however, after the implementation of mentorship program (at the end of the second week), the difference was significant only in the novice educators group (P=0.001).Conclusion: The implementation of the mentorship program for novice clinical educators (as with the expert educators group) could lead to a reduction in the mismatch between the actual and preferred views of students about the CLE. Thus, it is recommended that this method should be used under conditions of shortage of expert educators to create a supportive CLE.

Orthopedic oncology residency education, how broad and how deep?

SADEGH SABERI; NIMA BAGHERI; SEYYED HADI KALANTAR; SEYYED SAEED KHABIRI

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 262-264

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98678.1804

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Orthopedic residency training has long been an area of active research and discussion, and as the knowledge and concepts in subspecialties evolve, it is crucial to investigate the implications ... Read More

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