The aim of this study was to elicit the views of medical faculty students regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive study was performed with Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Faculty students on 24-27 March, 2020. The Medical Faculty currently has 2051 students. A questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. For that purpose, the authors designed a questionnaire specifically for this research via the "Google Forms" web. This consisted of 40 open-and close-ended questions. The questionnaire was completed by 1375 (67.1%) students. Accordingly, 52.4% of medical students reported feeling mentally unwell. Although 50.8% of medical students reported generally/usually obtaining information about COVID-19 through the social media, 82.0% did not trust information/messages arriving through the social media and WhatsApp. We found that 86.7% of students regarded frequent hand washing as the most important means of protection against COVID-19, and 19.3% of students did not regard the COVID-19 pandemic as a severe public health problem for Turkey at that moment. In addition, 61.6% of students stated that a suppression strategy involving tight restrictions need to be applied to being the pandemic under control in Turkey. Use can be made of medical students in the transmission of accurate information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can be excellent activists on these subjects in countries in which medical education is suspended. Measures therefore need to be taken concerning the transmission of up to date and accurate information to medical students.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has upended medical education as well as the lives of healthcare professionals. Higher education institutions have a crucial role in the solution of public health problems by training young doctor candidates, and it is also essential to increase the knowledge level of physician candidates about the epidemic. So, in this study, we aimed to examine Turkish final year medical students' knowledge level and perceptions toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The present descriptive multicentered study was conducted with the medical students in the final year of six medical schools located in six geographic regions of Turkey. After ethical approval, data were gathered using an online questionnaire through Google forms between 10 April 2020, and 20 April 2020. Results: In this national survey study, 860 volunteers answered the questions thoroughly. The median age was 24 (22-38) years. A total of 55.3% of the participants were female. The median knowledge level score was 69.0 (0-93.1). The knowledge level was moderate. A total of 34.2% of the participants had a high level of knowledge. A total of 48.7% of participants stated that they felt the most competent about performing CPR. Updates about COVID-19 were followed regularly by 84.5% of the participants. Conclusion: We determined that final year medical students are knowledgeable and aware of this pandemic. We, medical educators, should inculcate relevant knowledge and educate the medical students to improve practices in the current pandemic, as well as for future epidemics. Different learning techniques should be added to the curriculum, especially at the time which widespread panic and uncertainty are prevalent.

We aimed to determine the violence against general practitioners (GPs) through their suggestions on its cause and prevention. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on self-administered questionnaire answered by a convenience study population consisting of 522 GPs between November and December 2006. Of the participating GPs, 82.8% reported that they experienced violence. They reported 1,020 events, and verbal form was the most common form (89.3%). Verbal and sexual violence were seen more frequently among women, whereas physical and economic violence were more frequent with men. Perpetrators were patients and/or their relatives in 91.1% of the events. However, they were colleagues and superiors in 67.9% of the economic and sexual violence events. Violence against GPs warrants more attention. For its prevention, there is a need of continuous professional, administrative, and legal support from the government along with systematic, coordinated implementations independent from daily political concerns.

Amaç: Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından dünyanın en hızlı yayılan ve en uzun süren salgını olarak tanımlanan sigara içimi hekimler arasında olduğu kadar hekim adayları arasında da oldukça yaygındır. Gereç ve Bulgular:Öğrenciler arasında sigara içme sıklığı %29.1'dir. Günde içilen ortalama sigara sayısı 14.13±6.67 olarak bulunmuştur. Sigaraya başlama yaşı 17.18±2.77 yıldır. Düzenli sigara içen 110 öğrencinin sigaraya başlama nedenleri arasında ilk sırayı "çevre ve arkadaş ortamı" almaktadır. Bu öğrencilerden 63'ü en az bir kez sigarayı bırakmayı denemiş, %10'u yüksek, %32.7'si orta ve %16.4'ü hafif düzeyde bağımlı bulunmuştur. Erkek öğrencilerin sadece bedensel alan puanları kız öğrencilere göre anlamlı (p=0.025) olarak daha yüksektir. Sigara içen öğrencilerin tüm alanlarda puanları düşük bulunurken, bu durum ruhsal (p=0.045) ve çevresel alanlarda (p=0.010 ve p=0.003) anlamlıdır. Nikotin bağımlılığı olan öğrencilerin yaşam kalitesinin tüm alanlarında düşük puan aldıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu durum ruhsal (p=0.039) ve sosyal (p=0.039) alanlarda istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır. Material and Method:This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study to determine the tobacco smoking and its effect on the quality of life of medical students in Ondokuz Mayıs University.

BackgroundThe relationship between students and instructors is of crucial importance for the development of a positive learning climate. Learning climate is a multifaceted concept, and its measurement is a complicated process. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine medical students’ perceptions about the clinical learning climate and to investigate differences in their perceptions in terms of various variables.MethodsMedical students studying at six medical schools in Turkey were recruited for the study. All students who completed clinical rotations, which lasted for 3 or more weeks, were included in the study (n=3,097). Data were collected using the Clinical Learning Climate Scale (CLCS). The CLCS (36 items) includes three subscales: clinical environment, emotion, and motivation. Each item is scored using a 5-point Likert scale (1: strongly disagree to 5: strongly agree).ResultsThe response rate for the trainees was 69.67% (n=1,519), and for the interns it was 51.47% (n=917). The mean total CLCS score was 117.20±17.19. The rotation during which the clinical learning climate was perceived most favorably was the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation rotation (mean score: 137.77). The most negatively perceived rotation was the General Internal Medicine rotation (mean score: 104.31). There were significant differences between mean total scores in terms of trainee/intern characteristics, internal medicine/surgical medicine rotations, and perception of success.ConclusionThe results of this study drew attention to certain aspects of the clinical learning climate in medical schools. Clinical teacher/instructor/supervisor, clinical training programs, students’ interactions in clinical settings, self-realization, mood, students’ intrinsic motivation, and institutional commitment are important components of the clinical learning climate. For this reason, the aforementioned components should be taken into consideration in studies aiming to improve clinical learning climate.

The use of simulations in medical education depends on the interest of the academic institutions and the educators, on technological developments, on infrastructure, on the resources of the medical faculties and on the integration into medical curricula. Virtual patient simulations involving high-techology, emerge as one of today's most popular topics in medical education.In this review, a simulation, "virtual patient'', is studied under the main headings concerning its description, essential features, its use and its future in medical education. Keywords: Virtual patient, Virtual systems, Medical education, Computer based cases ÖZETSimülasyon uygulamalarının kullanımı, kurumun ve eğiticilerin ilgisine, teknolojinin gelişimine, fakültelerin alt yapı ve olanaklarına ve programın müfredata entegrasyonuna bağlı olarak gelişir. İleri teknoloji içeren sanal hasta simülasyonları ise günümüzün en popüler konularından biri olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır.Bu derlemede bir simülasyon tipi olan 'sanal hasta' tanımı, temel özellikleri, tıp eğitiminde kullanımı ve geleceği irdelenecektir.

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Abstract:Progress test is a test of the whole learning process. Questions are chosen depending on the complete learning objectives of medical school and this can give opportunity to evaluate curriculum. We aimed to examine the use of progress tests in a matrix table as part of a feedback process to curriculum designer and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of curriculum. Progress testing was introduced to our students since 2009. We used 200 MCQ single best answer format questions from 40 departments in 11 organ different systems. In total we gathered 713790 answers from students' paper based tests. The Matrix Analyse Table constructed by tagged questions' answers to departments educational activities. Followed by evaluation of departments depending on students' response with predetermined difficulty indexed questions. Answers embedded to the matrix table to take a snapshot of curriculum. In the Matrix Analyse Table, we summarized organ systems in columns and departments in rows. Endocrine & Metabolism system questions were best correct answers rate while Urogenital System lowest. Infectious Disease Department is rated worst by students' answers as feedback. But by using matrix table, we found infectious disease question, which related respiratory system having good correct rate while cardiovascular infectious disease worst. Such results enable us opportunity to criticize specific point. Our results show that progress testing is a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate effectiveness of departments and divisions in undergraduate medical education. The Matrix Analyse Table gives perfect clues to students and curriculum designers about their strength and weakness.