Department of E-Learning in Medical Sciences, Virtual School & Center of Excellence in E-Learning, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Medical Education, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Sep 27;24(1):1042. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05983-1.
The basic science course is the foundation of medical knowledge, and how and in what form the teaching of this course is a vital issue. A successful curriculum should include everything medical students need in their future careers. Basic science education should be such that students clearly understand the relationship between the content and its application in clinical practice. Therefore, the need to change the curriculum of the general medicine course, especially course of the Basic science, in content and layout in an integrated way is felt more than before. This study was designed to explain the experiences of medical students from the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences since the implementation of integration in 2020.
The present study was qualitative research with a conventional content analysis method. Participants were selected for the interview purposefully. They included 12 Medical students from basic and clinical sciences and 5 faculty members. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and the content analysis method. Four methods of Goba and Lincoln were used to evaluate the accuracy of the data.
After summarizing and analyzing the data, 221 codes were extracted. They were divided into seven subcategories and finally, three main themes including Enjoyable experiences (advantages of the integration system), Upsetting experiences (Disadvantages of the integration system), Resolutions to solving integration problems were extracted. Generally, the findings indicated a positive evaluation of medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from the integration system, and they stated that the integration causes an interaction between basic and clinical sciences and also increases students' motivation.
The findings indicated a positive evaluation of Shiraz's medical students of the integrated system. According to the results of this research, it can be said; that the use of integration horizontally and vertically in medical education improves the quality of education compared to traditional methods. The integration of basic and clinical science is important in the sense that can be a powerful tool for learning and acquiring skills, also, it can also help in the promotion of professional development of students and motivate them to study more in interactive manner and be loyal to lifelong learning. study generally showed that combining theoretical and practical courses has advantages and disadvantages, but its advantages are more. Paying attention to the shortcomings, especially in the supply of human resources and professors, and reforming the program with continuous revision are issues that education managers and medical educators of the general medical practice should address.
基础科学课程是医学知识的基础，如何以及以何种形式教授这门课程是一个至关重要的问题。成功的课程应包含医学生未来职业生涯所需的一切。基础科学教育应使学生清楚地理解内容与其在临床实践中的应用之间的关系。因此，人们越来越感到需要以综合的方式改变普通医学课程，尤其是基础科学课程的课程内容和结构。本研究旨在解释自 2020 年实施综合课程以来，来自设拉子医科大学的医学生的经验。
本研究为定性研究，采用常规内容分析法。通过有目的地访谈选择参与者。他们包括来自基础和临床科学的 12 名医学生和 5 名教师。通过半结构化访谈和内容分析法收集数据。采用 Goba 和 Lincoln 的四种方法评估数据的准确性。
在总结和分析数据后，提取了 221 个代码。它们被分为七个亚类，最终提取了三个主题，包括愉快的经验（整合系统的优势）、烦恼的经验（整合系统的劣势）和解决整合问题的决议。总的来说，研究结果表明，设拉子医科大学的医学生对综合系统的评价是积极的，他们表示整合系统会引起基础科学和临床科学之间的互动，也会提高学生的学习动机。
研究结果表明，设拉子医科大学的医学生对综合系统的评价是积极的。根据这项研究的结果可以说；在医学教育中横向和纵向地使用整合比传统方法提高了教育质量。基础科学和临床科学的整合在理论和实践课程的结合有其优点和缺点，但优点更多。关注缺点，特别是在人力资源和教授的供应方面，并通过不断修订来改革课程，这些都是普通医学实践的教育管理者和医学教育者应该关注的问题。
