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Background: This study aims to investigate the meanings that first-year medical students make about becoming a physician from the messages they receive from the faculty environment, faculty members and senior students after their one-month experience at the faculty of medicine. Methods: In this phenomenological qualitative research, in-depth semi-structured interview was used to collect data from 21 first-year medical students, and data were analyzed through inductive content analysis method. Results: As a result of the analysis, one theme and four categories emerged about gaining professional competencies, having emotions specific to the profession, having sources of motivation, and challenges of becoming a physician in the future. The results reveal that first-year medical students think being a physician will help them gain professional competences, motivate them as the job is prestigious, a guaranteed profession, provides a multidisciplinary working environment, and gives opportunity to serve society and keep people alive. On the other hand, the first-year medical students are aware of the fact that their future profession will bring some challenges such as having to deal with a lot of stress, long working hours, mobbing, and having to study hard all the time during their education. Conclusions: We believe that the current study presents significant results and some useful knowledge regarding the first-year medical students' perception of their future career as a physician. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/aim: Physicians work under high levels of stress due to factors such as excessive workload, emotional factors, and economic variables. This leads to various health problems such as depression, burnout, fatigue, and hopelessness, resulting in decreased interest in a medical career and an increase in career choice regret. Materials and methods: The study included 300 volunteer resident physicians from Ankara University Medical Faculty Hospital. The data for the research were collected using a survey form prepared by reviewing the literature. The survey consisted of three parts, which questioned the physicians' sociodemographic characteristics and professional choices, including the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-Short Form (DASS-21) items and the Decision Regret Scale. Results: Of the physicians, 216 (72.0%) chose the medical faculty due to personal preference. The percentage of those who were not regretful about their career choice was 14.3% (n = 43). Those not regretful about their career choice had fewer years in the profession than the others. According to the categorical assessment of the DASS-21, 73.7% (n = 221) of the physicians had depressive symptoms ranging from mild to severe, 78.7% (n = 236) had anxiety symptoms ranging from mild to severe, and 57.7% (n = 173) had stress symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Conclusion: Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress were common among the resident physicians independent of their sociodemographic characteristics, and this was also associated with the level of career regret. Improving working conditions and personal benefits, addressing economic and other issues for physicians, ensuring their well-being, preventing the development of mental health problems, and early screening and rehabilitation for those affected not only have personal benefits but also contribute positively to job satisfaction, strengthen the patient-physician relationship, and have a significant impact on healthcare services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background This study aims to investigate the meanings that first-year medical students make about becoming a physician from the messages they receive from the faculty environment, faculty members and senior students after their one-month experience at the faculty of medicine. Methods In this phenomenological qualitative research, in-depth semi-structured interview was used to collect data from 21 first-year medical students, and data were analyzed through inductive content analysis method. Results As a result of the analysis, one theme and four categories emerged about gaining professional competencies, having emotions specific to the profession, having sources of motivation, and challenges of becoming a physician in the future. The results reveal that first-year medical students think being a physician will help them gain professional competences, motivate them as the job is prestigious, a guaranteed profession, provides a multidisciplinary working environment, and gives opportunity to serve society and keep people alive. On the other hand, the first-year medical students are aware of the fact that their future profession will bring some challenges such as having to deal with a lot of stress, long working hours, mobbing, and having to study hard all the time during their education. Conclusions We believe that the current study presents significant results and some useful knowledge regarding the first-year medical students’ perception of their future career as a physician.

The learning environment is one of the important factors that can affect student success in learning. A good learning environment can create an atmosphere conducive to learning, so that students can learn more effectively and efficiently. This study aims to analyze the perceptions of Faculty of Medicine students towards the learning environment using DREEM (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure). This study used descriptiveanalytic research methods with a cross sectional study approach. The population of this study were medical faculty students at University X, the sample was selected using purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques in this study used literature studies and questionnaires using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). Data analysis using the Pearson test method. The results showed that 168 (84%) Faculty of Medicine students had perceptions that tended to be positive. There is a significant relationship between the perception of medical faculty students towards the learning environment with a test value of p = 0.054 (p>0.5). The study concluded that the perception of Faculty of Medicine students towards the learning environment is positive. This shows that the learning environment at the Faculty of Medicine, University of X is generally good and supports student success in learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Premature Skin Aging is a change in the skin that occurs due to the aging process. The occurrence of aging on the skin is based on the physiological aging process of the organs, which can ultimately cause skin aging. The main factor causing premature skin aging is a lifestyle, one of which comes from nutrition. This research uses a quantitative research method and a cross-sectional analytical observation method. The population used in this research were individuals studying at the Faculty of Medicine, YARSI University, class of 2021, with the age group 20-25 years. The sampling technique used in this research is a purpose sampling technique. Twenty students were taken as samples from the existing population. The type of data used in this research is primary data. The data analysis technique used in this research is the Chi-Square Test. This research found that the average sample of students at the Faculty of Medicine, Yarsi University class of 2021, had a suitable and sufficient diet. Ten students (50%) had an adequate diet, and the other 10 (50%) had a good diet. Hypothesis testing using the Chi-Square test produces Asymp values. Sig. (2-sided) of 0.037, this value is smaller than 0.05 (0.037 < 0.05), so H1 is accepted. The conclusion is that diet influences the process of premature skin aging [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anatomy is a dynamic and translational discipline that integrates research and education. Throughout the centuries, anatomical knowledge has become increasingly important for the medical sciences, especially surgery. Cadaver dissection remains an irreplaceable method for acquiring a comprehensive and detailed understanding of human anatomy, as it is the only method that enables safe and effective clinical practice. The teaching of anatomy has evolved from traditional teachings to modern approaches. Scientific progress and societal changes have introduced digital tools into anatomy education. While new methods and digital technologies enhance the education of future doctors, the practice of dissection should never be abandoned as a foundational teaching and learning method in anatomy. This is because cadavers provide the closest approximation to the real patients that future doctors will treat. This paper discusses the evolution of anatomy teaching at the Department of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka from its inception to the present day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Grit is defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals and is associated with positive educational and psychological outcomes. The 8-item Short Grit Scale (Grit-S), a tool to measure grit, has yet to be validated among Malaysian medical students. This study aimed to validate the Grit-S among this population. This cross-sectional questionnaire validation study included 200 medical students from a public university in Malaysia. The Grit-S consists of eight items framed within two domains: consistency of interest (COI) and perseverance of effort (POE). Content, face and construct validity were assessed. The content and face validity were determined using the item-content validity index (I-CVI) and item-face validity index (I-FVI). The exploratory factor analysis using principal axis factoring with varimax rotation was used to assess the construct validity. The reliability was assessed using internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Both I-CVI and I-FVI were 1. Following factor analysis, item 2 from the POE domain was dropped due to poor factor loading of < 0.3. The final pattern matrix produced a 7-item Grit-S, framed within two domains. The COI domain contains four items (1, 3, 5 and 6) with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.73. The POE domain contains three items (4,7 and 8) with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.75. The overall Cronbach's alpha for the 7-item Grit-S was 0.73. The test-retest intraclass correlation for all items ranged from 0.62 (95% CI: 0.29-0.80) to 0.80 (95% CI: 0.62-0.90). The findings demonstrated that the adapted 7-item Grit-S has two constructs similar to the original Grit-S. Grit-S is a valid and reliable tool to measure grit among medical students in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to examine the future career plans, goals, and expectations from working life of prospective physician medical students. 5th and 6th grade students studying at Istanbul University Istanbul and Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas Kars University Faculty of Medicine, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine and Harran University Faculty of Medicine were included in the study. These students, who are in the 5th and 6th grades as of 2022, have been placed in the first three public universities with the highest scores and the last three public universities with the lowest scores according to the university placement scores of 2017. In this way, it is aimed to investigate the effect of the university where the students are studying, among the factors that determine the career preferences of the students. In addition, factors such as students' demographic characteristics and family information were also investigated. Developed by Selçuk Tanç in the research; The "Career Expectations Scale", which consists of the dimensions of self-actualization, social expectation, use of power, financial expectation and emotional expectation, was answered by 492 students. As a result, the majority of the students stated that they wanted to specialize, surgery and basic sciences were determined to be the least preferred department, and internal sciences were the most preferred department. According to the results of the correlation analysis; positive and strong level between self-actualization and social expectation and use of power; A moderately significant positive correlation was found with the dimensions of material expectation and emotional expectation. Between the use of force and the material expectation dimension, it is moderately positive; There was a weak and significant positive relationship between emotional expectation and the dimension of emotional expectation. There was a moderately significant positive relationship between material expectation and emotional expectation dimensions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Design: The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped DNA virus infecting skin and mucosal surfaces and causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Thus, physicians must know about HPV infections, associated cancers, and immunization for public health. This study aimed to determine the knowledge of medical faculty students about HPV infections, related cancers, and vaccines and examine related variables. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included all students in the first to fifth grades of the faculty of medicine. Data were collected with a two-part questionnaire consisting of 37 questions. Questionnaires were filled voluntarily. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 18.0. Results: The study included 250 medical students, and 52.4% (n=131) were men. While 95.6% (n=239) stated that they were aware of HPV, only 39.2% thought that they had sufficient knowledge. The most important sources of information were lectures and the Internet. Only 3.6% (n=9) of the students had been vaccinated against HPV. The most important reason (58%) for not being vaccinated was not having heard of the HPV vaccine before or not knowing someone who had it, and the other important reason was economics. Nearly 80% of the students thought that HPV vaccines should be included in routine vaccination. While 60% of the students stated that they would get an HPV vaccine if a free vaccine is provided, the lack of sufficient information was cited as the most important reason (45%) against the widespread use. Conclusion: The knowledge of medical school students about HPV infection and vaccines was not very sufficient, and the vaccination rate was low. Our results suggest that HPV-related courses in medical education and reimbursement of vaccines by health authorities require some adjustments in the core education curriculum and national health policies.

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to show the level of burnout and the factors related to burnout in Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University School of Medicine students. METHODS: Data; sociodemographic data form was collected through Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Hopelessness Inventory. The burnout level of medical students was first examined within the framework of personal and demographic variables. Afterwards, the sample was divided into two groups as preclinical (grades 1, 2 and 3) and clinical (grades 4, 5 and 6). The relationship between burnout and depression, anxiety and hopelessness levels was investigated between the groups and in the whole sample. RESULTS: The results of the analysis showed us the following: There are significant differences in terms of burnout according to the variables of gender, age, class, frequency of going to the hometown, choosing the faculty, living with whom and the average daily amount of sleep. In addition, significant relationships were found between the sub-dimensions of burnout and the levels of depression, anxiety and hopelessness. Among these parameters, depressive symptoms were found to be associated with burnout at a higher level. In addition, no significant difference was found in any area of burnout between the preclinical and clinical groups. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Our study determined that the burnout levels of medical students are high. It is thought that this study contributed to revealing the factors that lead doctor candidates to burnout.

The current study aimed to reveal the relationship between moral injury and depressive symptoms among students of internship in the faculties of Medicine and nursing. The study sample consisted of (188) male and female students, (94) male and female students of internship in the Faculty of medicine, with an average age of (24) and a standard deviation of (8550), (94) male and female students of the Faculty of Nursing with an average age of (22.39) and a standard deviation of (8825.). The researcher used the moral injury scale set up by the researcher, the depression symptom scale for Beck. The researcher used the descriptive approach. The results showed: The presence of a statistically significant positive correlation relationship between the total score of the moral injury scale and the total score of the depressive symptom scale at the Level (0.01). Students of internship in the Faculty of Medicine and nursing suffer from moral injury in varying proportions and levels. Students of internship in the Faculty of nursing suffer from depressive symptoms in varying proportions and levels. In contrast, there are no differences in the proportions and level of depressive symptoms among internship students of internship in the Faculty of Medicine. There are no statistically significant differences depending on gender between male students of internship in the Faculty of Medicine and students of the Faculty of Nursing on the scale of moral wound. There are significant differences on the scale of moral injury between females of the Faculty of Medicine and nursing in the direction of females of the Faculty of Medicine. There is an interaction between gender and faculty The moral wound scale, the presence of statistically significant differences on the scale of depressive symptoms at a level less than (0.01) depending on the College in the direction of medical college students. The presence of statistically significant differences depending on the type on the scale of depressive symptoms in the female direction. The lack of interaction between the college and the type on the scale of depressive symptoms, depressive symptoms can be predicted by the moral injury. The researcher recommends the need to work hard to reduce the symptoms of depression and moral injury through the Prevention of individuals at risk more than other ordinary people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, how the Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine was established to be passed on to new generations, the difficulties experienced in the first years, as well as the solidarity, sacrifices, solutions found and the values that the Faculty of Medicine brought to Selcuk University and Konya were investigated. The findings and documents were examined and the issue was intended to be brought into the field of Republic History of Medicine. The findings of the study were obtained by a semi-structured oral history study and examination of related documents. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the residents of Konya by obtaining the consent of the academic, administrative and other staff members of Selcuk University and the Faculty of Medicine, the students of the faculty of medicine of the period, the managers of non-governmental organizations who witnessed the establishment process. Data were collected from people living in other cities via telephone calls and e-mails. Parliamentary minutes, local newspapers of the period, and student archives, which were accessed with official permission, were used. Today, it is very important in terms of belonging to the institution that everyone, from the student to staff of the medicine faculty, from the assistant to the faculty member in the academic staff, is aware of all these processes, the difficulties experienced and the sacrifices made by the faculty. Selcuk Üniversity Faculty of Medicine is a phoenix that heals for Konya, rises from its ashes and reaches through difficult roads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Design: The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped DNA virus infecting skin and mucosal surfaces and causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Thus, physicians must know about HPV infections, associated cancers, and immunization for public health. This study aimed to determine the knowledge of medical faculty students about HPV infections, related cancers, and vaccines and examine related variables. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included all students in the first to fifth grades of the faculty of medicine. Data were collected with a two-part questionnaire consisting of 37 questions. Questionnaires were filled voluntarily. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 18.0. Results: The study included 250 medical students, and 52.4% (n=131) were men. While 95.6% (n=239) stated that they were aware of HPV, only 39.2% thought that they had sufficient knowledge. The most important sources of information were lectures and the Internet. Only 3.6% (n=9) of the students had been vaccinated against HPV. The most important reason (58%) for not being vaccinated was not having heard of the HPV vaccine before or not knowing someone who had it, and the other important reason was economics. Nearly 80% of the students thought that HPV vaccines should be included in routine vaccination. While 60% of the students stated that they would get an HPV vaccine if a free vaccine is provided, the lack of sufficient information was cited as the most important reason (45%) against the widespread use. Conclusion: The knowledge of medical school students about HPV infection and vaccines was not very sufficient, and the vaccination rate was low. Our results suggest that HPV-related courses in medical education and reimbursement of vaccines by health authorities require some adjustments in the core education curriculum and national health policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim:Given the importance of internship in emergency medicine, intern doctors are supposed to take more responsibility during this period. They are involved in the admission, examination, planning and implementation of the treatment of patients under the supervision of assistants and instructors. This study aims to specify the expectations and satisfaction levels of Pamukkale University 6th grade medicine students for emergency medicine internship in 2018-2019 academic year.Materials and Methods:The students who completed their emergency medicine internship within one year were evaluated with a questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the internship period. Without writing their names, the respondents are expected to answer the survey questions designed on a 5-point Likert scale.Results:The study group consisted of 149 students, whose average age is 24.4 and, 68 of the participants were male, while 81 were female. The obtained results reveal that the participants thought they would use their practical knowledge at the end of the internship, that the internship period proved efficient, that they did not have reservations about practising in the emergency department (ED), and that they wanted to be an emergency medicine assistant (p=0.009; 0.014; 0.05; 0.029).Conclusion:The results of this evaluation demonstrate that the emergency medical internship was efficient, and that they were able to apply their practical knowledge. Our study concludes that, following the internship period, their fears for serving in the ED decreased, their communication skills improved, and their desire to work as emergency medicine assistants at Pamukkale University increased.

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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to show the level of burnout and the factors related to burnout in Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University School of Medicine students. Method: Data; sociodemographic data form was collected through Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Hopelessness Inventory. The burnout level of medical students was first examined within the framework of personal and demographic variables. Afterwards, the sample was divided into two groups as preclinical (grades 1, 2 and 3) and clinical (grades 4, 5 and 6). The relationship between burnout and depression, anxiety and hopelessness levels was investigated between the groups and in the whole sample. Results: The results of the analysis showed us the following: There are significant differences in terms of burnout according to the variables of gender, age, class, frequency of going to the hometown, choosing the faculty, living with whom and the average daily amount of sleep. In addition, significant relationships were found between the sub-dimensions of burnout and the levels of depression, anxiety and hopelessness. Among these parameters, depressive symptoms were found to be associated with burnout at a higher level. In addition, no significant difference was found in any area of burnout between the preclinical and clinical groups. Conclusion: Our study determined that the burnout levels of medical students are high. It is thought that this study contributed to revealing the factors that lead doctor candidates to burnout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research was carried out to evaluate the ethics perception of academics working at İnönü University Faculty of Medicine. This is a descriptive study. The universe of the research consisted of 440 academics (Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Research Assistants) working at Malatya İnönü University Faculty of Medicine. The sample size of the study was determined as 120 using power analysis. In total, 123 individuals were reached. The data were collected by face-to-face interviews with academics between July and October 2021, using the Personal Information Form and the Academic Ethics Scale. In the evaluation of the data, descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov Smirnov Test, the Levene test, the Mann Whitney Test, ANOVA, the Duncan test, and the Kruskal Wallis test were used. Any p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. It was found that 47.2% of the participants were research assistants, 50.4% worked for more than 5 years, 34.1% were between the ages of 31 and 40 years, 65% had clinical experience, 74% had national publications, 73.2% of them had sufficient knowledge about academic ethics (per their statements), 69.9% of them would notify authorities in case of unethical behavior, and 14.6% of them faced ethical violations. The participants' average perception of ethical values was 196.76 ± 16.27 [max: 260; Min: 155]. It was found that there was no significant difference between the ethical perception of the academics working at İnönü University, Faculty of Medicine, and gender and the types of ethical violations faced. However, when age, clinical experience, and tenure were grouped under the Academic Ethical Values Scale sub-dimensions, there were significant differences. It was also determined that there were significant differences between the status of complaining about unethical behavior, title, knowledge about academic ethics, and having a national/international publication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to improve the learning outcomes, skills, sense of belonging and well-being of their students, faculties around the world have chosen to implement mentoring programs for their learners. Given the complexity of implementing this approach, our objectives in this review are, on the one hand, to discuss and support the principles and recommendations of a mentoring project in an academic setting and, on the other hand, to present the vision of the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis regarding this mentoring approach.

Wearing a white coat, which represents the acceptance of the medical school students to the profession, is the first transition rite in the medicine. The ceremony, where faculty members dressed students up in white coats, and the Hippocratic oath is read, ends after a cocktail and photoshoot. The article focuses on the White Coat Ceremony in the medical profession, based on interviews with Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine physicians, students, and their families. In the ceremony, the practices of dressing the students in the white coat by the faculty members and Hippocratic oath were discussed with their structural and functional characteristics. As a result of the determinations and evaluations, it has been seen that the ceremony is functional in terms of the acceptance of physician candidates to the profession. Faculty members congratulate students on their entry into the medical profession while dressing them in their white coats. The annual repetition of the ceremony, which has its own rules and order, is functional in terms of ensuring continuity and transferring the rules of medical ethics to the students. It is ensured that the physician identity of the students is formed by the speeches about the sublimity of the medical profession and the sanctity of health. Students become empathetic with the Hippocratic oath. Families who experience the ceremonial entry of their children into a respected profession are proud as well, and they agree with each other emotionally.

The aim of this study is to investigate the technological pedagogical content knowledge levels of medical educators according to some variables. In the study, quantitative research method was adopted and survey model was used. The study group consisted of 116 medical educators (faculty members) working at the Faculty of Medicine of a university in Central Anatolia. The "Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Survey" consisting of 42 items and 6 parts compiled by the researcher and the "Demographic Information Questionnaire" consisting of five questions prepared by the researcher were used as data collection tools. Parts of the technological pedagogical content knowledge scale are technological knowledge (7 items), content knowledge (6 items), pedagogical knowledge (9 items), pedagogical content knowledge (10 items), technological pedagogical knowledge (6 items) and technological content knowledge (4 items). In the analysis of the data, t-test and ANOVA were used. According to the findings of the study, the technological pedagogical content knowledge total scores of medical educators differ only according to the department variable. In terms of sub-parts, the technological knowledge differs according to gender; technological knowledge and technological pedagogical knowledge differ according to department; the content knowledge differs according to the position; and the content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge differ according to age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are several obstacles to implementing e-learning. This study aims to identify barriers and facilitators in using Moodle or e-learning by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of Education. This type of research is qualitative research. This research report is based on the SRQR guidelines. The sample used in this study amounted to seven Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Colleges, and Schools of Education. The method used in collecting data interviews. The instrument used in data collection is an interview sheet. The technique used in analyzing the data is descriptive qualitative analysis. The result of this research is that the study reveals three key factors that represent barriers to using Moodle or e-learning from the participants' perceptions. First, individual barriers (educators & students). Second, institutional barriers or workplace barriers. Third, the participants considered the use of social media (Facebook) in the teaching process unprofessional at the academic level. The English competence of Medical and Health Science students is considered the central supporting factor in using e-learning compared to education students. Participants considered the use of Facebook as unprofessional in academic level communication.

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Public enlightenment and civic education were Štampar’s obsessions since the beginnings of his career, but he also showed great interest in improving health education in schools as well as in teaching at faculties of medicine and providing long-term education of graduate physicians. He was first recommended for professorship as early as 1922, but it was only after the founding of the Banovina (Banate) of Croatia that he was granted a license for working at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb. He was 51 at the time. Soon afterwards, in 1940, he became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb but, unfortunately, World War II interrupted his career. He was interned in Austria during the war and, after its end, continued working as a university professor and director of the School of Public Health. In 1947, he became involved in undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the School of Public Health. From 1952 until his death in summer 1958, he was elected five times in a row as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb. During that time, he founded the second faculty of medicine in Croatia, in Rijeka in 1956. He also opened a college for nurses within the frame of the Faculty of Medicine in the mid-1950s, and introduced a two-year school for nurses, which they attended after completing elementary education. Thus, A. Štampar was effectively involved in faculty teaching for only 15 years, mainly towards the end of his life: two years before World War II and 13 years after it. Nevertheless, his work left a deep trace, above all in the form of constant efforts to affirm preventive medicine, hygiene, and social medicine.

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This study aims at determining students' attitudes towards distance education/online learning through a scale developed by the authors and determine the relationship between these attitudes and e-learning styles. The study carried out on students of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine using the online system of the university., the sample group consists 815 students from different classes, the participation rate was 89.46%. Following the explanatory factor and confirmatory factor analysis resulting structure of the scale was confirmed. Construct validity, criterion validity and internal consistency of the scale were high. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to assess the predictive strength of the students' learning styles which were determined using the e-Learning Styles Scale for Electronic Environments for the attitudes towards online learning. Presented Medical School Students' Attitudes Towards Online Learning Scale was valid and reliable instrument to measure medical school students' attitudes towards distance/online learning. Although students' attitudes toward online/distant education were divided, it was negative on the average. The regression modeling showed that the learning styles are significant predictors for attitudes towards online education and the audio-visual learning style was determined as has the highest predictive strength for attitudes towards online education. The developed tool can be used to monitor medical school students' attitudes towards distance/online learning and will contribute to preparing medical education for a change towards distance learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Since 1981, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has affected 80 million people worldwide, resulting in over 35 million deaths and emerging as a critical public health concern. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitudes of Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine students (1st-6th graders) concerning acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), along with identifying associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional research design was employed, involving students who provided informed consent. Participants completed a 16-item demographic questionnaire, followed by a 21-item AIDS knowledge scale and a 17-item AIDS attitude scale. Results: Analysis of AIDS knowledge scale scores based on HIV/AIDS testing status revealed significantly higher scores among those tested (p=0.005). Preclinical and clinical students exhibited a significant difference in knowledge levels (p<0.001) with clinical students showing higher knowledge. Students in clinical training also demonstrated significantly higher attitude scores (p=0.039). Those receiving sexual health education had notably higher knowledge scores (p=0.003). Age exhibited a significant positive relationship with AIDS knowledge scale scores (r=0.338; p<0.001) while the relationship between age and AIDS attitude scale scores was positive but low-level (r=0.189; p=0.038). The age of first sexual intercourse displayed a significant positive moderate-level relationship with AIDS attitude scale scores (r=0.334; p=0.014). Conclusion: According to the data we obtained, medical education has proven to be beneficial in increasing awareness about AIDS, and post-clinical students have demonstrated a higher level of knowledge on the subject. However, along with the increase in knowledge, there has been a shift toward a negative attitude. This could pose a significant public health issue in the future, as the students surveyed will become healthcare professionals who will directly deal with such diseases. In medical education, efforts should be made not only to enhance knowledge but also to provide training that positively influences students' attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background Medical school faculty members have been reported to be highly likely to suffer burnout. Research is being conducted on professional self-concepts as a factor that relieves burnout in many professions. However, there is a paucity of data on the relationship between professional self-concept and burnout among medical school faculty. Professional self-concept means a perception of oneself as a member of the profession. It influences an individual’s thoughts, actions, and emotions. The more positive the professional self-concept, the higher is the self-esteem in the profession, which can contribute to reducing burnout. This study aimed to investigate the professional self-concept and incidence of burnout among medical school clinical faculty members, and to ascertain the factors that affect professional self-concept with respect to burnout. Methods A total of 68 clinical faculty members at the Ajou University School of Medicine completed a modified form of the professional self-concept scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. We undertook the following statistical analyses: a descriptive analysis to understand the distribution of participants, correlation analysis to indicate associations between variables and a multiple regression analysis to examine the influence of gender, position, and specialty on professional self-concept and burnout, and the effect of each subscale of professional self-concept on burnout. Results As professional self-concept increases, burnout decreases. There was no significant difference between professional self-concept and burnout with respect to gender or field of medical specialty, while a significant difference was observed across faculty position levels. Additionally, the professional self-concept subscale, which included satisfaction and communication skill, was found to significantly affect burnout. Conclusions This study shows that professional self-concept affects burnout. Through these results, we can infer that professional self-concept functioned to protect medical school faculty from burnout. This may be a strategy that fortifies the professional identity of medical school faculty, and it is suggested that educational programs that are directed toward this goal be established.

Amaç: Çalışmamızda tıp fakültesi ile iletişim fakültesi öğrencilerinde tütün ve tütün ürünleri kullanım sıklığını ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek, sigara ile ilgili algı ve tutumlarını araştırmak ve fakülteler arasında karşılaştırma yapmak amaçlanmıştır. Materyal ve Metot: Tıp ve İletişim Fakültesinde 2017-2018eğitim döneminde ilk ve son sınıfta okuyan öğrencilere tütün ve tütün ürünleri kullanma alışkanlıkları ile sigaraya karşı tutum ve algı düzeylerini öğrenmek amacıyla hazırlanmış bir anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Tıp Fakültesinde okuyan öğrencilerin %11,57’si halen sigara içmekte iken, İletişim Fakültesi öğrencilerinin %50,0’ı halen sigara içmekte idi. İletişim fakültesindeki öğrencilerin sigara içme oranı Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinden daha yüksekti(p

Introduction: Despite the consensus on the role of teachers in identity formation of learners, the assessment of the professional behavior of faculty members has not been paid enough attention. Professionalism is best taught in clinical settings through role modeling of teachers. Students can observe the behavior of the physicians, this way, professionalism evaluation in practicing physicians is important. This study endeavored to develop a 360-degree tool for assessing the professional behavior of clinical attending. Methods: This study was conducted in four phases. In the first phase we designed item pool based on a review of literature and experts’ views, in the second phase, content validity and face validity of items were authnticated. In the next phase a pilot study was conducted on 40 people (20 faculty members & 20 assistants). In the versy last phase the reliability of the instrument was calculated on 18 faculty members, 10 head of departments, 16 residents and 17 nurses. Results: Based on validity and reliability assessment, item pool reduced to 18. Seven items were assigned to department heads, 6 items to colleagues, 8 items to assistants, and 5 items to nurses. It was also found that patients were able to evaluate the professional behavior of clinical members in four aspects. Conclusion: A 360 degree instrument containing five sections and 18 items was developed that can examine the professional behavior of faculty of members of school of medicine, taking into account the views of stakeholders including service providers and patients.

Introduction: There are many quantitative studies on academic failure in the medical faculty. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of students who were having an academic failure in the medical school and to reveal the underlying causes.Methods: The study was designed as a qualitative research. The population of the study comprised of students failed while they were studying at the İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine during the 2014- 2015 academic year. Failure was defined as the repetition of a study year. Thus, phase 4 and 5 students were not included. The study sample was composed of medical students who failed at phase 1, 2, or 3, chosen by quota sampling. Data was collected using semi-structured questions asked by face-to-face interviews. The interviews were done between April-May 2016. A personal information form was used to collect data related to the students’ socio-demographic, individual, and academic characteristics. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.Results: After the interpretation was made by four researchers, the following themes were created: Opinions and beliefs of the students about the effects of faculty on academic success; attitudes, beliefs, and opinions on study behaviors; feelings and believes on becoming a medical doctor; and views about the impact of the social environment. It was determined that the most frequently mentioned factor by the students as the leading cause of their repetition of the class was an insufficient academic effort. Other remarkable topics were; students not benefiting from counseling services and not attending the lectures of instructors of whom they didn’t like the way of presentation and lecturing. Conclusions: Introducing students about advisory services given by lecturers and providing advice from their experienced advisors especially to the students who repeat classes, can contribute to academic success. Training of lecturers on effective lecturing can contribute to academic achievement by increasing the attendance of students. Giving due importance to introduce the occupation from the early days of education can improve the motivation to learning.

The evaluation of medical students in the clinical setting (outside the classroom) is a great challenge due to the fact that the learning process becomes more complex. There is little scientific literature in which the research ends in an action to design efficient forms of evaluation. We aimed to design and validate an instrument to reach an evaluation by competencies in the Course: Introduction to Clinical Medicine at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) in Lima-Peru. This publication follows a research-action methodology, where the initial results led to the design of an evaluation methodology in clinical environments that is then re-evaluated again to determine if it really manages to evaluate the comprehensive skills required in a medical student. Results: 14 professors were interviewed. In the clinical environment, theoretical lectures and planned didactic sessions are used based on clinical cases. In clinical practice, the priority is given to clinical thinking, and problem-based learning (PBL). The reseach team in conjunction with the professors started the evaluation by competences process developing an evaluation instrument for the specific clinical practice. The participants observed resistance to the change because of certain administrative barriers y poor institutional support. The critical point in this investigation was the training in evaluation and learning methodologies. A training plan was required before starting their teaching activities. The professors agreed with the new form of evaluation and recognized the value of the teaching service with responsible and ethical dedication.

Background: Cognitive dysfunction is increasingly recognized in multiple sclerosis, even in the early phase of the disease. Multiple sclerosis patients with even mild cognitive deficits may experience greater difficulties in social contact and daily activities, irrespective of physical handicap. This study aimed to estimate clinical predictors of cognitive dysfunction in a sample of Egyptian people with MS. Results: Significant worse performance in assessed cognitive scales was observed in people with MS as compared to controls. This was related to low educational level, long disease duration, initial cerebellar and motor attacks, progressive course, frequent relapses, and immunosuppressive medications. Cognitive assessment scales were significantly negatively correlated with disability measured by Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores. Conclusion: Predictors of cognitive impairment in people with MS were low educational level, longer disease duration, type of initial attack, frequent relapses, progressive form, higher clinical disability, and immunosuppressive treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and purpose: Educational services are highly expensive, so, accurate financial information could be of great benefit for optimized management of training organizations. Activity-based costing (ABC) is of particular importance for authorities. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, the cost of all educational services was evaluated in the faculty of medicine in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran 2015, using the ABC method. After identifying activity centers, costing, including direct and indirect costs, and depreciation and construction costs were determined for each activity according to financial documents obtained from the financial office. Results: The total cost for each student was found to be more than 300 million Rial in 2015. Also, the cost of conducting each class per hour and the cost of each unit of the modules were almost 50 million and 800 million Rial, respectively. Conclusion: Current findings confirmed that medical education is expensive which requires recruiting effective educational staff and optimized management of financial resources to overcome the financial burden. The ABC method is an accurate method that could help the authorities to design and implement a reliable educational financial program.

Amaç: Bireyin e-öğrenmeye hazır bulunuşluğu; bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin (BİT) olanaklarından yararlanma becerisi olarak düşünülebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı tıp fakültesi öğretim üyelerinin e-öğrenme hazır bulunuşluk düzeylerinin belirlenmesidir.Materyal ve Metot: Bu çalışma, betimsel bir araştırma olup, elverişli örnekleme yöntemiyle gönüllü 106 kişiden veri toplanmıştır. Veri toplama formu demografik bilgiler, öğretim üyelerinin sahip oldukları teknolojiler ve bu teknolojileri kullanma durumlarını belirleyen seçenekli ve açık uçlu sorular içermektedir. Ayrıca öğretim üyeleri için e-öğrenme hazır bulunuşluk ölçeği (EÖHB) kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen tüm veriler %95 güven aralığında ve SPSS 17.0 yazılımı ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 49 civarında olup, %58’i kadındır. Öğretim üyelerinin BİT kullanımı öz yeterliği (BİTKÖY: 5,91±1,08) yüksektir. Ancak e-öğrenmede kendilerine güvenleri (EÖKG: 2,94±1,32) ve e-öğrenmeye yönelik tutumları (EÖYT: 3,82±1,39) oldukça düşüktür. Ayrıca e-öğrenmeye yönelik eğitim ihtiyaçları (EÖYEİ: 4,94±1,50) da yüksektir. Öğretim üyelerinin sahip oldukları teknolojik donanımlar yeterli olup, sürekli internet erişimleri de vardır. Öğretim üyeleri gün içerisinde interneti daha çok bilimsel çalışmalar için (%85) kullanmaktadır. EÖKG alt boyutunda kadınlar erkeklerden anlamlı olarak daha düşük güvene sahiptir (t(99)= 2,251; p

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı Düzce Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dönem I, Dönem II ve Dönem III öğrencilerine uygulanan sınav sorularının geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizlerini yapmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Düzce Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrenci İşlerinden 2014-2015 ve 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yıllarına ait Dönem I, Dönem II ve Dönem III öğrencilerine uygulanan sınav sonuçları elde edilmiştir. 2014-2015 ve 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yıllarında Dönem I, Dönem II ve Dönem III öğrencilerine uygulanan toplam 38 kurul sınavı ve 6 dönem sonu sınavı olmak üzere 44 sınav sonucu incelenmiştir. Her bir sınav için 100 soru seçilmiş ve incelenen toplam soru sayısı 4400 adettir. Sınava giren her birey analize dahil edilmiştir. Sınav sorularının geçerlik ve güvenirliğini değerlendirmek için her bir sınava ayrı ayrı “Madde Yanıt Analizi” uygulanmıştır. Her bir sınavın güvenirliğini değerlendirmek için Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR20), KR21 ve Spearman-Brown güvenirlik katsayıları hesaplanmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışma sonucunda, 2014-2015 ve 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yıllarında Dönem I ve Dönem II ders kurul sınavlarına ait soruların oldukça kolay düzeyde olduğu ve ayırt edici sorulardan oluştuğu, Dönem III ders kurul sınavına ait soruların oldukça kolay düzeyde olduğu ve düzeltilmesi gereken sorular olduğu söylenebilir. Dönem I, Dönem II final sınavlarına ait soruların ise orta düzeyde zor oldukları ve düzeltilmesi gereken sorular olduğu gözlenmiştir. Dönem III final sınavına ait soruların oldukça zor düzeyde olduğu ve çok zayıf nitelikte yani sınavda yer almaması gereken sorular olduğu söylenebilir.Sonuç: Sınav niteliğini ve öğrenci başarısını değerlendirmek için uygulanan sınavların hem genel hem de soru bazında farklı teknikler kullanılarak değerlendirilmesi önerilmektedir. Ayrıca sınav sorularının kalitesini artırmak amacıyla tıp fakültesi öğretim üyelerine Tıp Eğitiminde Ölçme ve Değerlendirme konularında eğitimlerin verilmesi tavsiye edilmektedir.

One of the first cultural measures of the young Czechoslovak state was establishment the Czechoslovak State University in Bratislava, which was shortly after its foundation (in 1919) was named Comenius University. The Faculty of Medicine was established as the first of its faculties and started its activities on 21 September 2019. During its establishment and development in the first decades, Czech doctors contributed significantly, because in Slovakia there was a lack of staff to create such an institution. Although the Hungarian State University with its medical faculty was established in Bratislava shortly before the First World War, it was moved to Hungary after the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic. The departure of Hungarian professors further aggravated the general lack of experts, which was also reflected in medicine, including psychiatry. Czech professors Zdeněk Mysliveček led the Psychiatric department from its inception to 1930, its successor Miroslav Křivý, and from 1937 Stanislav Krákora. In the interwar period, the above-mentioned Czech professors contributed to building a system of teaching psychiatry in medical studies, establishing the foundations of Slovak Psychiatry as a department and educated their Slovak followers who worked in the management of the department after their departure, as well as followers for other psychiatric workplaces in Slovakia. The study is focused on the contribution of the mentioned Czech professors in terms of teaching and professional development of psychiatry in Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the early 1930s, the Republic government, appointed Prof. Albert Malche to be the one to carry out a reform within the foundation of the University (Darülfünun) in Istanbul. In this context, a certain number of faculty members were dismissed on July 31, 1933 by a law enacted. According to Albert Malche's report (!) regarding the University (Darülfünun), more than half of the faculty members were removed from the University (Darülfünun) with a variety of justifications; such as the violation of the age limit, or because they were deemed scholarly insufficient (a decrease in academic publishing, put less effort into academic studies, inefficient teaching methods, or a lack of an additional language), or simply fall behind the revolutions. The abandoned lecterns were reassigned instead, to the German academicians of Jewish origins, who have escaped the Hitler oppression. In this article, you shall find the life stories of two physicians (Başkut & Bilirler), who have faced the exclusion during the University Reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this study is to examine the situation of tobacco use, which is an important public health problem, in medical students. Our research is descriptive and cross-sectional in nature, that involves investigating medical school students starting to use tobacco in Turkey in the coming period and is currently a prospective study is ongoing foot in our universities. The study was carried out by researchers by face-toface interviews between April and May 2019, and there were 21 questions in the questionnaire that evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics and behaviors related to tobacco use. The data obtained were analyzed in the SPSS 22.0 program, and numerical values were specified as continuous and discrete numerical values and in percentages. A total of 392 (75%) students were reached out to in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th grades. The average age of the students was 21.0±2.5 (18-39), and 214 (54.6%) were male and 178 (45.4%) were female. Of the total number of students, 22.9% stated that they still use cigarettes or other tobacco products and most of them smoked hookahs. The rate of those who only smoke hookahs was found to be 4.8%. Of the total number of students, 23.7% who smoked or quit smoking stated that they started smoking in medical school. The age at which the students participating in the study started smoking was 17.0 ± 3.2 and stated that they smoked an average of 10 cigarettes per day and spend an average of 150 TL per month. Medical faculty students, who are future physicians, should be adequately informed and conscious about not only cigarettes but also other tobacco products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of prominent early 20th-century Russian ophthalmologist Professor Alexey Alekseevich Maklakov of Moscow University and aims to explore his biography, which remains relatively obscure. His scientific, pedagogical, and public activities have not been subjected to comprehensive analysis until now. The study clarifies key dates in his life through examination of archival documents. The biography is further supplemented with new facts concerning his work at the medical faculty of Moscow University.

Using two databases, this bibliometric analysis was done for the papers published by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum (FMUK), from 2019 to 2023. Data were extracted from SCImago for all Sudan, and from PubMed for the publications by FMUK and its associated research centres, the Institute of Endemic Diseases, and the Mycetoma Research Center. The analysis of publications included the count and type of publications, the journals, and national and international collaboration assessment. The publications from FMUK show improvement over time in number and quality, a growth that is significantly influenced by national and international collaboration. These partnerships have proven to be a key driver of FMUK's research output, together with the valuable contributions of the specialized research institutions. However, there is room for improvement in the research output by increasing institutional capacity to support research and scientific communication. The Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics is an example where open access has a positive impact by allowing peripheral journals to be established despite the constraints., Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no competing interests., (Copyright © Sudanese Association of Pediatricians.)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco and tobacco products in medical faculty and communication faculty students, to investigate their perception and attitudes about smoking and to compare the among faculties. Materials and Methods: In cross‐sectional analytical study, a questionnaire was applied who in 2017‐ 2018 for the first and last year students at the Faculty of Medicine and Communication to learn use habits tobacco and tobacco products and their attitudes and perception towards smoking. Results: While 11.5% of the students in the Faculty of Medicine were still smoking, 50.0% of the students in the Faculty of Communication were still smoking. The smoking rate of the students in the communication faculty was higher than the students in the Faculty of Medicine (p <0.001). In medical school, 6.1% of first year students and 19.4% of senior students were smokers (p <0.001). In the Faculty of Communication 43.5% of first year students and 53.8% of senior students were smokers(p=0.200). While the parent's smoking did not affect the student's smoking, his closest friend's smoking had a statistically significant effect on the student's smoking (p<0.001). The fact that his / her best friend smokes increases the student's cigarette smoking by 3.6 times. The level of perception was higher than the students of the communication faculty and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.012). Conclusion: The prevalence of smoking in medical faculty students was 11.5% and this frequency was 50.0% in students of communication faculties. The prevalence of smoking in health‐related faculties was found to be lower than that of other faculty students. It should be ensured that other faculty students take courses related to the damages of smoking and smoking cessation methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]