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Theme: 5AA Evaluation of the teacher
Abstract Title: Palestinian medical teachers' attitudes toward modern teaching methods
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Authors

  • Samer Hasan
  • Ahmed Abu Tayeh
  • Fadi Zaben
  • Anis Al-Hajjeh
  • Colin Green
  • Malik Zaben

Institution

  • IMET2000-PAL (International Medical Education Trust 2000) - Palestine
Background

​Medical education in Palestine is provided by four medical schools. Online / E-learning methods of education have been proposed as potential cost-effective modalities in low income countries. The attitudes of medical teachers in these schools toward such modalities are yet to be explored.

 

Summary of Work

A self-administered 23-items questionnaire was circulated among medical teachers of one of the medical schools in West Bank.

Conclusion

Our results are the first of its type to provide an overview of the use of medical education methods in Palestine. Providing the necessary infrastructure and training medical teachers on modern modalities of teaching can potentially help improving the standards of medical education in Palestine.

 

Summary of Results

35 participants with a M: F ratio of 1:8 participated in our study. most of them (86%) were PhD holders with a 10 years experience of teaching. Although the vast majority (89%) of respondents reported lack of educational resources, 51.4% of participants were positive about their working environment. 68.6% participants were in favour of face-to-face teaching compared to E-learning or blended learning. 

Take-home Messages
  • Medical teachers in Palestine are still in favour of classical methods of teaching.
  • Full exploitation of E-learning modalities is needed for final conclusions regarding its usefullness before final conclusions can be made.
  • This study provides some guidance for decision makers involved in upgrading medical education in the country.
Acknowledgement

The authors are greatful for IMET2000 on sponsering this study 

References
  • Izet Masic 2008 , E-learning as new method of medical education, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine ,PMCID: PMC3789161
  • Zaben, Malik, et al. "The Impact of E-Learning in Postgraduate Health Education: Experience from Palestine."

 

Background
Summary of Work
Conclusion

As a part of IMET2000 commitment to improve medical education in palestine , a series of distance learning projects were established as a response to our results.

- Anaesthesia Training Program International Mortality and Morbidity Online discussions.

- IMET2000-Pal Youtube Channel Library.

- Online Lecturing and Training in Palestinain Hospitals.

- Establishing E-learning units infrastructure in many Palestinian hospitals.

Summary of Results

Among traditonal modalities of teaching, didactic Lecturing was the most favourable method of education while E-Learning, reasearch and podcasting were the least

 

Take-home Messages
Acknowledgement
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