First words of the Dean of Department of Medical Education, Dr. Abbas Makarem, to the Medical Education Community

The Department of Medical Education was established in Mashhad Medical School in 2008, admitting 5 master students for the field of medical education. This department has always been active on the way of spreading education and research. In 2009, 6 students were admitted for face-to-face (verbal) education classes, and in 2010, department of medical education was the only educational department that enjoyed the official license for virtual education classes, admitting 15 virtual students in medical education through paper tests and interviews. In 2014, the number of virtual students increased to 52 cases, %60 of whom were faculty members.

In 2014, the first master curriculum of Educational Technology in Medical Education devised by the Department of Medical Education was confirmed by the Expansion and Programming Council of the Ministry. In 2015, the department admitted 7 students. Now, this educational department accepts 13 students in face-to-face medical education and 50 virtual students in Society-based education in Health System. The number of virtual students in this department studying the field of medical education has reached more than 50 individuals, who can commence their education and programs in three educational fields.

Department of Medical Education benefits greatly from a number of experts in the field of education and research and is trying to take more influential and efficient steps toward education and research through establishing the research center of evidence-based education. Academic board of this department consists of 4 full time and 3 part time faculty members with 1 full professor, 2 associate professors, 1 assistant professor and 3 lecturers.

The practical units of the newly established field of educational technology in medical education can be passed in the laboratory equipped with the most up to date equipment and devices as well as a simulation room for virtual audio record and content production.

Research priorities of the department include medical education foresight, social accountability, research in education, communication skills, interdisciplinary education and the consequences, professionalism, evidence-based education and the consequences, inter professional education, society-based education, educational planning, management of academic indecent behaviors, etc.     

For more information please visit the website of the Medical Education Department at:

http://meddept.mums.ac.ir/index.php/en

where you can also search the site and get aspects on what the department does and get to know the members better.

You can also listen to an audio version of this report by clicking here (report number 7).