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ArticleMedical science educator2023

Clinical Experts' Opinion Improves the Attitude of Medical Students Toward ‌Basic Sciences' Courses.

Mahmoud Zardast, Alireza Fereidouni, Sanaz Golkari, Elahe Zeinali, Golamreza Faal, Elham Atabati, Masoud Ziaee, Seyed Gholamreza Mortazavi Moghadam, Mohammad Fereidouni

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Mahmoud ZardastCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan Province Iran.
Alireza FereidouniStudent Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Sanaz GolkariStudent Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Elahe ZeinaliDepartment of Immunology and Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Golamreza FaalCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan Province Iran.
Elham AtabatiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan Province Iran.
Masoud ZiaeeInfectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Seyed Gholamreza Mortazavi MoghadamCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan Province Iran.
Mohammad FereidouniCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaffari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan Province Iran.
Birjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

The medical curriculum consists of basic pre-clinical and clinical parts. Basic sciences are required for diagnostic and clinical reasoning but students do not have a positive attitude toward basic sciences, mostly because of the lack of clinical relevancy. Basic sciences have many applications in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a broad range of diseases but do not attract the attention of medical students. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of clinical experts' opinions on the attitude of medical students toward basic sciences, particularly immunology. The opinion of six clinical specialists in different fields was recorded in a video clip, presenting the application of basic sciences and immunology in their routine practice. The attitude of second-year medical students toward the basic science courses was evaluated by a questionnaire containing four ranking questions and one short answer. The video clip was streamed and after that, students were answering the same questions. In total, 188 students including 129 s-year students (M/F ratio: 0.92) and 59 third-year students M/F ratio: 0.90) participated in the study. For all ranking questions, the mean score was significantly increased after watching the interviews' film streaming. Before watching the video clip, only 14.9% of students considered immunology as an important course but after that, the percentage significantly increased to 58.5% (

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