SURVEY OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED MEDICAL EDUCATION FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PHYSIOPATHOLOGY URMIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Rahimi, B and Azizi, F and Makhdoomi, K and Rasouli, D (2013) SURVEY OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED MEDICAL EDUCATION FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PHYSIOPATHOLOGY URMIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. The Journal of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, 24 (2). pp. 90-96.

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Abstract

In recent years, many efforts to change the education system to improve medical and paramedical training have taken place. One of the changes incorporated is merging of Education in the Ministry of Health and setting up of community oriented medical education accordingly. The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of community oriented medical education physiopathology students’ perspective in the years 2005 and 2012 in Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on all students in the physiopathology of Urmia University of Medical Sciences during the academic years 2005 and 2012 with convenience sampling. The sample included 47 Pathophysiology students in 2005 and 58 students in 2012. Results: The most proficiency of the students in physiopathology course in 2005 are in Research Methodology of 46/8%, Medical leadership and management of 42/6%, and the Latest Medical Information of 40/4% and from the other hand the most deficiencies of the students in physiopathology course in 2005 are in Latest medical knowledge in the fields of Basic science, Disease prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of diseases. However, the most proficiency of the students in physiopathology course in 2012 are in Research Methodology of 31%, Medical leadership and management of 19%, and the Latest medical information of 19%, and the most deficiencies of the students in physiopathology course in 2012 are in Social, Behavioral, and Human science. Conclusion: Although the University has stress on community-based medical education, but still the University needs attempt to reach satisfaction and desirable points. The physicians need to be inside of community and match their educational needs according the environmental and communities change and need to have more and more community base medical education.

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