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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(2):99-105
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(2):99-105
General Physician Curriculum Reviewing with Military Medicine Approach
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Rahmani R. (* )Mehrvarz Sh. (1 )
(* ) Military Nursing Department , Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(1 ) General Surgery Department, Medicine Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Article History
Received: January 18, 2014Accepted: February 16, 2014
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ABSTRACT
Aims
Current medical education does not satisfy needs of the graduates of this
discipline according to the ongoing new demands, especially in the field of military
medicine. Therefore, reform of its curriculum seems to be necessary. The aim of this
study was to reform the curriculum of general medicine with military medicine
approach and to determine military medicine curriculum.
Materials & Methods This study is of the combined kind, including two parts of qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative part, descriptive review of sources and literature was performed, using method of taking notes, and in qualitative part, survey study was performed with conducting a poll from military medicine experts, using Delphi method and, finally, holding up the focused meeting of the group of professionals, and needed data of this domain were obtained.
Findings Necessity of the medicine curriculum with military medicine approach was estimated a very high level. 14 titles for the aim of learning were determined in the curriculum for military medicine with more than 75% agreement of the experts. 5 course titles were determined for basic courses in military medicine with the total volume of 7 units, and 10 course titles were determined for theoretical clinical specialized courses of military medicine with the total volume of 19 units, also 5 titles were determined for clinical courses with the total volume of 11 weeks.
Conclusion The new curriculum for medicine discipline with military medicine approach has 14 titles of general aim in the domains of knowledge, attitude and skill, and 26 theoretical-practical course units of military medicine, including basic, main and specialized courses, and also, 11 weeks internship course of events and military medicine skills, that must be added to the national curriculum of this discipline.
Materials & Methods This study is of the combined kind, including two parts of qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative part, descriptive review of sources and literature was performed, using method of taking notes, and in qualitative part, survey study was performed with conducting a poll from military medicine experts, using Delphi method and, finally, holding up the focused meeting of the group of professionals, and needed data of this domain were obtained.
Findings Necessity of the medicine curriculum with military medicine approach was estimated a very high level. 14 titles for the aim of learning were determined in the curriculum for military medicine with more than 75% agreement of the experts. 5 course titles were determined for basic courses in military medicine with the total volume of 7 units, and 10 course titles were determined for theoretical clinical specialized courses of military medicine with the total volume of 19 units, also 5 titles were determined for clinical courses with the total volume of 11 weeks.
Conclusion The new curriculum for medicine discipline with military medicine approach has 14 titles of general aim in the domains of knowledge, attitude and skill, and 26 theoretical-practical course units of military medicine, including basic, main and specialized courses, and also, 11 weeks internship course of events and military medicine skills, that must be added to the national curriculum of this discipline.
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