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Designing two models for comprehensive center of excellence and center of excellence in the field of medical sciences in Iran
Hadi Khoshmohabat, Parisa Mehdizadeh, Mehdi Ebrahimnia, Siamak Kazemi Asl , Nooredin Dopeykar,
Volume 78, Issue 4 (7-2020)
Abstract
Background: Despite exist several centers of excellence in the various medical field in the country, most of them lack a single procedure and organizational structures in their functioning, organizing, targeting, etc. So the study aimed to design an organizational model that meets the goals and mission of them in the field of medical sciences.
Methods: This qualitative and applied research was conducted in two comparative and analytical stages from May 2016 to February 2017 in Iran. The location of the study includes a university, research institute, health center, or research center known as a center of excellence. In the analytical stage, 10 experts and managers of the top centers were selected through a targeted sampling method as a study sample. In the comparative section, all 50 centers of excellence and similar specimens in the world were selected. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview in the analytical section and the ministry of health's documents. In comparative section data, bases and official sites of the centers were analyzed.
Results: The term "center of excellence" for units that play a role in one or two of the three dimensions of education, research, and treatment, and the term "comprehensive center of excellence" for a unit that plays a role in all three dimensions, in addition to knowledge management have been agreed upon. Seven missions (national and international) for the comprehensive center of excellence and five different missions for center of excellence were formulated. The role of the ministry of health in the guidance of these centers was agreed in the seven items. Ultimately, the macro model of organizing "comprehensive centers of excellence" and "centers of excellence" at the university level and ministry of health level was designed and presented.
Conclusion: Correcting the governance structure of these centers in ministry, unit command at the highest level of management by reorganizing of duties, the authority of High Council for the Center of Excellences and the establishment of a systematic relationship between ministry and vices are the part of the requirements for fulfilling the roles and mission of center of excellence.
 

Challenges of teaching medical ethics from the perspective of mentors and students of Tehran university of medical sciences: a brief report
Amir Hossein Mardani, Mohamad Hasanpour, Shahla Khosravi , Alireza Parsapour , Amir Ahmad Shojaee ,
Volume 79, Issue 9 (12-2021)
Abstract
Background: The approach of medical ethics training courses at Tehran University of Medical Sciences to change the attitude and promote medical ethics knowledge of learners has challenges. This study aims to identify the challenges in teaching medical ethics at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This is a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews conducted in April 2018 at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Using purposive sampling, 23 participants were selected from the clinicians and faculty members of medical ethics and medical students. Data were analyzed by the content analysis method.
Results: The challenges of teaching medical ethics from the participant's point of view are classified into three themes: 1- Hidden curriculum 2- Necessity of completing medical ethics education program 3- Executive and managerial macro factors. The results showed that medical ethics training courses are not effective for changing students' behavior and their moral decision-making. There are substantial shortcomings in the current curriculum in terms of content, format, and implementation that make it unresponsive to ethical needs and concerns. Teaching medical ethics should be turned into a longitudinal theme. The duties and missions of the Department of Medical Ethics at the university are not well understood. The Department does not act as a strong executor and supervisor of medical ethics in interaction with higher authorities to pursue the requirements of effective ethics education and to ensure the implementation of ethical codes. There is no effective mechanism for evaluating the ethical performance of activists and students and giving feedback to them. There is insufficient organizational support for students' complaints and reports about the misconduct and unethical behavior of faculty or staff.
Conclusion: The effectiveness and efficiency of medical ethics courses to change the behavior and attitude of learners are not acceptable. Dealing with the existing challenges requires the efforts of the Medical Ethics Department to make maximum use of available resources and interact effectively with other academic departments.

What styles do students of medical sciences use to learn? Systematic review and meta-analysis
Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Hossein Karimi Moonaghi , Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Hassan Gholami, Vahid Ghavami,
Volume 80, Issue 12 (3-2023)
Abstract
Background: According to numerous research related to learning styles and also the difference of these styles in students, this study was designed in order to determine the status of learning styles in medical students in Iran.
Methods: This study was conducted as a systematic review and meta-analysis. Searching for articles in this study was done from September 24 to October 15, 2022 in databases: Proquest, PubMed, Iran medex, Scopus, Sid, Magiran, Google Scholar, Eric and medical education journals. The research environment of Iran has been Mashhad. Using the PICOTS model, the keywords: learning styles, clubs, medical students were used to search the mentioned databases. OR, AND operators and possible combinations of keywords were used when searching for articles in databases. The extracted articles were first evaluated in terms of the research title, then the abstract of the article, and finally the text of the article using the "PRISMA Checklist". In each stage, repetitive articles and articles that did not mention the percentage of learning styles were excluded from the study, and the articles that met the inclusion criteria were stored in the (EndNote software, version 20, Clarivate, USA), and at the end, 53 articles were analyzed.
Results: The results of the study showed that the most used learning styles among students of medical sciences in Iran was convergent learning style (32% with 95% confidence interval). In the investigation of the adaptive learning style in the fields of basic sciences during the years 2006 to 2021, the percentage of using this style increased and this trend was statistically significant (P=0.0078).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, the most used learning style in medical sciences in Iran is convergent learning style, and considering the characteristics of convergent people, it is necessary to provide effective and efficient training in medical sciences to Students' learning styles should be given special attention so that training can be guided based on their learning styles.

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