https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/ Educational Development of Judishapur en daily 1 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0330 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0330 https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_242775.html Objectives: The present study was conducted to design a national model for continuing education in medical universities during the crisis, considering the experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. Materials and Methods: This research is applied in terms of its purpose and was conducted using a quantitative method in two stages. In the first part of the study, a quantitative descriptive correlation method is used to identify the relationships between phenomena, and the presented model is developed using the structural equation model method. The second part of the study is descriptive survey-type research. The statistical population in the quantitative part of the study is all professors, staff, and managers of professional skills and continuing education centers in the country's medical universities (71 centers), of which 300 people participated in the study using a simple random method based on the Tabachnik and Fidel (2007) formula. In the second part of the study, the statistical population included all managers and staff of continuing education centers in Khuzestan province (Ahvaz, Abadan, Dezful, Shushtar, Behbahan), totaling 120 people, who participated in the study using a census method. Findings: The research results categorized and validated the national model of continuing medical education during a crisis in four elements: goal, content, teaching and learning strategies, and evaluation. The results of the situation assessment illustrated that the current system of continuing medical education in Khuzestan universities is below the desired state for implementing the designed model. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_244973.html Podcast is a learning tool in educational environments that can have a great impact on learning. Podcast can be used as a self-learning method or information review. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of educational podcasts on learning and measure students' attitudes regarding the use of podcasts in education.Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted on 123 medical students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 1401. Students were divided into two control and intervention groups. Pre-test and post-test were taken from both groups. The attitude survey questionnaire was also completed by the students of the intervention group. The data was statistically analyzed using spss software with descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and analytical (independent t test and paired t test ) at a significance level of less than 0.05.Results: Comparison of the average pre-test and post-test scores in each of the groups showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores in each of the control and intervention groups. However, the score improvement in the intervention group was more than the control group. The average score of the attitude measurement was 91.21 ± 6.23, which showed the positive attitude of students towards the use of podcasts in education.Conclusion : Considering the positive impact of podcasts on students' learning and students' positive attitude towards using podcasts in the learning process, educational podcasts can play a significant role in improving the learning process as an accessible, flexible and attractive educational resource. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_244991.html Introduction: The quality of the curriculum is a multidimensional process that must be examined from several aspects. The aim of this study is evaluating quality of the plastic surgery training program based on the experiences of faculties and residents.Materials and Methods: This study which is the result of the master's thesis in medical education conducted by qualitative content analysis. 10 participants consisting of 6 third year assistants and 4 subspecialty faculties of plastic surgery were included in this study by purposive sampling method. The research environment is 15 Khordad Hospital in Tehran. Data were collected using interview guide. The transcripts of the interviews were analyzed using the 2004 method.Results and discussion: The results of a study of the views of residents and faculties on the quality of plastic surgery training program leading to the emergence of the main theme; Quality of training. Based on the analysis of the recorded interviews, 3 main categories and 9 subcategories were extracted.Conclusion: Making changes in educational content, how to implement the educational program, interactions between professors and students, considering income generation and medical centers in learning and training in this discipline, as well as solving problems related to equipment and trying to create and provide more and diversity of patients in educational centers are valuable suggestions that the beneficiaries of the program pointed out. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_245247.html The present research sought to design the model of antecedents and consequences of the learning organization in Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. For this purpose, a qualitative research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 24 employees of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, including faculty members, managers and employees. Sampling was done with the purposeful method and the obtained data was analyzed with the ground theory method. The analysis of the findings showed that in relation to the antecedents of the learning organization, three main categories were identified, including self-directed human resources, dynamic organizational network, and cooperative learning culture. In connection with the consequences of the learning organization, three final categories were identified and extracted, including the strengthening of systemic thinking, improved decision-making, and improved efficiency. Examining the characteristics of the learning organization also indicated the extraction and identification of three main characteristics, including creativity, leadership and efficiency. Finally, the model of antecedents and consequences of the learning organization was designed. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_245985.html Introduction: The present study aimed to design the curriculum of social determinants of health (SDH) for the basic and clinical sciences students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.Method: In this cross-sectional study based on the community, the educational curriculum was designed in six phases. First, new chapters with social determinants of health were prepared separately to the faculty and educational groups then it was sent to the vice president of education and group’s managers for review. In the last phase, a survey was conducted to evaluate the group members and the vice-chancellor comments.Findings: The curriculum of SDH was classified and presented based on the section and title of each course and according to the faculty members of the basic and clinical science groups. Also, the relation between the topics of SDH with different aspects of health, including mental health of the family and society, health during pregnancy, food security, childhood growth and development, housing and diseases, social support and health, smoking and drug abuse, communicable and non-communicable disease management based on the main and secondary objects and the plan of the lessons were presented.Conclusion: According to the results; the presentation of new curriculum of social determinants of health by the professors showed the promotion level of students’ participation, and the group’s managers agreed with continuing this educational course in clinical sciences. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_245986.html Introduction and Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the extent to which the content of the curriculum of the anesthesia department internship and training course is compatible with the job needs of general practitioners from the perspective of general practitioners.Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study and 85 general practitioners from Birjand city were selected in 1402 using convenience sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with 15 questions. The research data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 and statistical tests of one-sample t-test, independent t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation.Findings: 26 (30.7%) of the studied physicians were male and 59 (69.3%) were female. Based on the results obtained, it was found that most of the curriculum contents of the anesthesia department were effective in increasing the knowledge and skills of general practitioners from the perspective of general practitioners, and the average score of all the topics of the anesthesia department except the topic (recovery discharge criteria) was higher than the average of 1.5. However, the score of the topic (recovery discharge criteria) was lower than the average of 1.5.Conclusion: The results showed that the content of the curricula of the field under study is at an average and acceptable level in terms of scientific awareness and theoretical knowledge, as well as applied knowledge in the field of determined needs. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_242776.html Background /Objective: Team-based education and learning is a collaborative scientific approach aimed at creating an active learning environment. However, its impacts have been less systematically addressed from various aspects, particularly in health-related fields such as nursing and medicine, which consistently comprise a significant number of students and, consequently, the academic community. Therefore, this study aims to review the impact of team-based education on the learning of nursing and medical students.Materials and Methods: In this review study, a search for studies was conducted in international databases including Cochran-Library, Ovid, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Proquest, using the keywords "Team Based," "Education," "Training," "Teaching," and their synonyms. Studies from 2020 to 2023 were selected according to inclusion criteria and screened in three stages (title, abstract, and full text). Ethical considerations related to review research, such as avoiding bias in selection, extraction, analysis, and classification of evidence and documentation, were adhered to. Finally, data analysis was performed using thematic analysis.Findings: The classification of results regarding team-based education on the learning of nursing and medical students indicates improvements in satisfaction, performance, academic progress, critical thinking, clinical judgment, teamwork, better interaction, and the development of professional competencies.Conclusion: Team-based learning has a positive impact on deep learning, satisfaction with education, critical thinking, clinical judgment, teamwork, better interaction, and the development of professional competencies. It can be utilized in clinical education, group and team work, inter-professional education, and ethics training. Future studies recommended to expand and investigate this educational method in other branches of health sciences. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_245990.html Introduction: Medical schools are obliged to train interested physicians with high-level thinking skills. Appropriate assessment practices help support medical students' understanding and strengthen their ability to integrate and synthesize information. Multiple-choice questions are the most common method for measuring student learning. Method: In order to determine the effect of multiple-choice questions on strengthening critical thinking skills in medical students, a search was conducted using relevant keywords in the international databases Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian databases Magiran, SID, and the Research Articles Bank, as well as the Google Scholar search engine. Results: Bloom's Taxonomy has been used to describe the levels of cognitive learning. The original classification was developed by Bloom and his colleagues. This classification was revised by one of Bloom's colleagues, David Kratwell, and his colleagues. In the world of clinical procedures, learners are expected to develop higher-order thinking skills that encompass all of Bloom's levels. Bloom's framework was originally developed to assist in curriculum design and development, but it has also been used to guide assessment. Conclusion: The contextual nature of medical education requires that students draw on a variety of sources for meaningful learning. To do this, learners must construct schemas that use prior knowledge to aid in the acquisition of new knowledge. Little is known about the relationship between the different levels in Bloom's taxonomy, and although it is assumed that skills at higher levels in Bloom's taxonomy involve lower levels, how this happens is unclear. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_246844.html The present study aims to identify the factors effective in the grading of university students' examination papers from the perspective of instructors, employing an interpretivist nature and a qualitative approach of a phenomenological type. The participants of the study included all faculty members of Iranian universities during the academic year 1404-1403, from whom 19 instructors were selected through purposeful sampling of a desirable type, considering theoretical saturation. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview, and after determining the research objectives, the data were recorded and transcribed. The thematic analysis method was used for data analysis. The findings revealed that the most important factors affecting the grading of examination papers included factors related to the instructor, factors related to the student, the presented curriculum, the university environment, university rules and regulations, and the examinations themselves. Ultimately, it can be said that by identifying the influential factors on the grading of examination papers and providing effective solutions, a significant portion of the challenges related to the grading process can be addressed. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_247168.html Introduction: The aim of the current research is to develop key scenarios for the optimal policy in the field of admission and attraction of international students. Method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and is among qualitative researches, and it was carried out with the future research approach and the GBN scenario writing method. The participants of the current research included 26 experts in the field of higher education and those who had executive and research experience in the field of recruiting and accepting international students. The sampling method in the qualitative part was targeted and selected based on the theoretical saturation level. The tool of this research is a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part. Thematic analysis method was also used to analyze the interviews. Results: The results obtained in the qualitative section identified 38 main categories as driving factors. Then, a questionnaire was designed from the results of the interviews, . The existence of appropriate institutional and managerial structure for the acceptance of internationalization in universities obtained the highest overall score, respectively, and these two propositions were selected as propositions with critical uncertainty for developing scenarios. Conclusions: four scenarios: Terazjahani University; Qane University; Talented University and Old University were identified as the key future scenarios of attracting and accepting international students in the country's public universities And according to each scenario, policy solutions were presented. https://edj.ajums.ac.ir/article_246726.html Introduction: Teaching anatomy and physiology, as the foundation of basic medical sciences, plays an important role. Instruction in these courses within medical schools—key centers of medical education—should be designed not only to convey theoretical knowledge but also to strengthen students’ ability to translate that knowledge into practical skills for patient care, health improvement.Method: This study is a narrative review comparing traditional and modern approaches to teaching anatomy and physiology. More than 50 scientific sources published in Persian and English between 2000 and 2024 were examined and analyzed. Databases searched included the SID, PubMed, and Google Scholar, using keywords such as “anatomy education,” “physiology education,” “teaching methods,” and “integrated education.”Results: Surveys of students indicate that anatomy and physiology are more valuable than other basic science courses. Although traditional teaching methods are still important, they are insufficient on their own meet the educational needs of the new generation of students. The increase in student enrollment, the limitations of traditional teaching resources, including human cadavers, and the advancement of digital technologies have led to a trend toward the use of new educational technologies. Research findings highlight that tools such as virtual reality, 3D modeling software, gamification, and blended learning enhance students’ spatial reasoning, learning motivation, active engagement, and overall academic performance.Conclusion: the need for appropriate infrastructure, teacher training, and administrative costs presents challenges. Finally, the use of hybrid approaches, combining traditional methods and new technologies, is suggested as an effective solution to improve the quality of teaching in these courses.