Effects of a curriculum integrating critical thinking on medical students’ critical thinking ability in Iran: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Improving physicians’ critical thinking abilities could have meaningful impacts on various aspects of routine medical practice, such as choosing treatment plans, making an accurate diagnosis, and reducing medical errors. The present study aimed to measure the effects of a curriculum integrating critical thinking on medical students’ skills at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

Methods

A 1-group pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design was used to assess medical students’ critical thinking abilities as they progressed from the first week of medical school to middle of the third year of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Fifty-six participants completed the California Critical Thinking Skills Test twice from 2016 to 2019.

Results

Medical studen

SUBMITTER: Soltani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441095 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature