The Comparison of Community –based Education Programs in Faculties of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Training in a real work environment, within community is an effective method of education. Continuous evaluation of community based education courses is essential for both maintaining and improving their quality. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 students who had passed communit...

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Main Authors: Abolghasem Amin, Reza Ghaffar, Susan Hassanzadeh, Fariba Salek, Parisa Golanbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2013-05-01
Series:Research and Development in Medical Education
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/RDME/Manuscript/RDME-2-47.pdf
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Summary:Introduction: Training in a real work environment, within community is an effective method of education. Continuous evaluation of community based education courses is essential for both maintaining and improving their quality. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 students who had passed community based education courses along with 15 faculty members teaching the same courses have been randomly selected in the faculties of Tabriz University of medical sciences. A researcher-designed questionnaire consisting questions of educational program, learning settings, teaching and assessment methods, used for data collection. The data was analyzed using SPSS16. Results: Community based education among the students of Health and Nutrition, Dentistry, Para medicine, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing and Rehabilitation faculties scored 39.466.59± (average), 78.201.37± (very high), 52.7814.41± (high), 19.485.29± (low), 61.942.22.2± (good), 43.9716.82± (average) and 64.903.45± (high), respectively. Conclusion: The research results showed that community based education had different quality levels in different departments.
ISSN:2322-2719