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EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate CME activities in Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia METHODS: A study using a pre-structured questionnaire was conducted in Al-Qassim, targeting physicians working in the hospitals. The survey was conducted in two phases. The first phase was conducted at the incep...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008672 |
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author | Al-Yahia, Omer A. Khalil, Mohamed M.K. Omer, Mohamed I. Al-Ghamdi, Yasser S. |
author_facet | Al-Yahia, Omer A. Khalil, Mohamed M.K. Omer, Mohamed I. Al-Ghamdi, Yasser S. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate CME activities in Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia METHODS: A study using a pre-structured questionnaire was conducted in Al-Qassim, targeting physicians working in the hospitals. The survey was conducted in two phases. The first phase was conducted at the inception of the department of professional education and the second one year later. Questionnaires were given to a sample of physicians working in the hospitals. RESULTS: Mean CME hours in the region increased from 5.5(±5.9) to 14.2(±19.7), p=0.0001. 50% said that the CME should be presented differently. There was a need for regular courses (61%), departmental and bedside activities (52%) and visiting speakers (45%). Only 47% of the physicians were using the Internet. CONCLUSION: There is a need to shift from credit counting to a process that can yield professional development through practical courses and departmental activities. The use of the Internet in CME activities should be encouraged. |
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spelling | pubmed-34301852012-09-24 EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA Al-Yahia, Omer A. Khalil, Mohamed M.K. Omer, Mohamed I. Al-Ghamdi, Yasser S. J Family Community Med Original Article OBJECTIVE: To evaluate CME activities in Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia METHODS: A study using a pre-structured questionnaire was conducted in Al-Qassim, targeting physicians working in the hospitals. The survey was conducted in two phases. The first phase was conducted at the inception of the department of professional education and the second one year later. Questionnaires were given to a sample of physicians working in the hospitals. RESULTS: Mean CME hours in the region increased from 5.5(±5.9) to 14.2(±19.7), p=0.0001. 50% said that the CME should be presented differently. There was a need for regular courses (61%), departmental and bedside activities (52%) and visiting speakers (45%). Only 47% of the physicians were using the Internet. CONCLUSION: There is a need to shift from credit counting to a process that can yield professional development through practical courses and departmental activities. The use of the Internet in CME activities should be encouraged. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2002 /pmc/articles/PMC3430185/ /pubmed/23008672 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family and Community Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Al-Yahia, Omer A. Khalil, Mohamed M.K. Omer, Mohamed I. Al-Ghamdi, Yasser S. EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title | EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title_full | EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title_fullStr | EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title_full_unstemmed | EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title_short | EVALUATION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AL-QASIM, SAUDI ARABIA |
title_sort | evaluation of continuing medical education in al-qasim, saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008672 |
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