Horizontal Integration in Basic Sciences in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Medical Students’ Viewpoint
Background: Integrated curriculum is a strategy in educational planning. Recently, this strategy has been introduced to medical universities in Iran. The strategy is running at a different level in some of the universities including Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KUMS). In this study,student...
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doaj-9d1e58f727634e94bdb14014ce28907c2020-11-24T22:00:40ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesResearch and Development in Medical Education2322-27192016-12-0152939610.15171/rdme.2016.019RDME_3721_20151209130643Horizontal Integration in Basic Sciences in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Medical Students’ ViewpointHabibeh Ahmadipour0Farideh Hajmohammadi1Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranSchool of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranBackground: Integrated curriculum is a strategy in educational planning. Recently, this strategy has been introduced to medical universities in Iran. The strategy is running at a different level in some of the universities including Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KUMS). In this study,students’ viewpoints toward the horizontal integration of basic sciences were assessed. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 144 fourth- and fifth-year medical students at KUMS. They were selected using the census method. Data was collected using a questionnaire that contained demographic data, 26 questions about different aspects of the horizontal integration program in basic sciences and 2 questions about students’ satisfaction with the program. The range of viewpoint and satisfaction scores were 0 to 104 and 0 to 10,respectively. Data was analyzed by SPSS 19. Results: The majority of participants 83 (57.6%) were female. The means of their viewpoint and satisfaction scores were 58.44 ± 10.61 and 5.48 ± 2.11, respectively. These scores had no statistically significant difference according to age, gender, entrance year and grade point average (GPA) (P > 0.05). Only students’ satisfaction score had a significant direct correlation with GPA (r= 0.3, P = 0.006). Conclusion: Although our study revealed a positive viewpoint toward the new educational method, this reaction is the first step of evaluation and the next stages of evaluation must be conducted to determine existing problems.http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/RDME/Manuscript/RDME-5-93.pdfKermanHorizental IntegrationBasic SciencesMedicineEducation |
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Horizontal Integration in Basic Sciences in
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences |
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Research and Development in Medical Education |
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Background: Integrated curriculum is a strategy in educational planning. Recently, this strategy has been introduced to medical universities in Iran. The strategy is running at a different level in some of the universities including Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KUMS). In this study,students’ viewpoints toward the horizontal integration of basic sciences were assessed.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 144 fourth- and fifth-year medical students at KUMS. They were selected using the census method. Data was collected using a questionnaire that contained demographic data, 26 questions about different aspects of the horizontal integration program in basic sciences and 2 questions about students’ satisfaction with the program. The range of viewpoint and satisfaction scores were 0 to 104 and 0 to 10,respectively. Data was analyzed by SPSS 19.
Results: The majority of participants 83 (57.6%) were female. The means of their viewpoint and satisfaction scores were 58.44 ± 10.61 and 5.48 ± 2.11, respectively. These scores had no statistically significant difference according to age, gender, entrance year and grade point average (GPA) (P > 0.05). Only students’ satisfaction score had a significant direct correlation with GPA (r= 0.3, P = 0.006).
Conclusion: Although our study revealed a positive viewpoint toward the new educational method, this reaction is the first step of evaluation and the next stages of evaluation must be conducted to determine existing problems. |
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