Author/Authors :
Mahboobi، Hamidreza نويسنده Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS), Bandar Abbas, Iran. , , Khajeh، Ebrahim نويسنده Research Mentorship Program (RMP) , , Sharif، Nazanin نويسنده Student Committee, Education Development Center (EDC), Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences(HUMS), Iran , , Jahangiri، Zahra نويسنده Behavioural and Neurosciences Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences(HUMS), Iran , , Khorgoei، Tahereh نويسنده Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS), Bandar Abbas, Iran , , Jahanshahi ، Keramat Allah نويسنده Student Committee, Education Development Center (EDC), Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences(HUMS), Iran , , Shahrzad، Mohammad Esmaeil نويسنده Behavioural and Neuroscience Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran , , Cottrell، Elizabeth نويسنده ,
Abstract :
(BSCE) at the end of their BS course in order to progress to the next stage of medical education.
BSCE results are widely used to evaluate medical education programs among different medical
universities. The aim of this study is to explore the correlation between BSCE results and students’ mean
BS course scores.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, using secondary data analysis, was carried out in 2007 in
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) in Iran. Data from the 20th BSCE (held in 1998) to the 36th BSCE (held in 2006) was collected. All medical students who took these exams and for whom
the mean results of the BS course and the BSCE were available were eligible for inclusion in the study.
For each medical student, data were obtained regarding age at the time of participation in BSCE, together
with sex, entrance year, zone as categorised by the national quota system, mean BS course scores, BSCE
result, duration of BS course (number of semesters) and number of failed semesters. Students whose data
was not complete were excluded from the study. Data was analysed by using SPSS 15 (SPSS Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois, USA) software.
Results: 372 students undertook the BSCE during the research study period. Complete data was
available for 365 medical students (98.1%). Among the participants, 224 (61.4%) were female and 141
(38.6%) were male. The mean age at the time of sitting the BSCE was 22.01±1.22. Mean BSCE scores
were higher among students who had not previously failed a semester and who also finished the BS
course within five semesters. Students with higher BS course scores had higher BSCE scores (P=0.000).
Conclusions: Students’ BS course scores were found to correlate to BSCE results. Hence it may be
prudent to identify medical students with low BS course scores, in order to provide additional educational
support to improve their medical knowledge and thereby enhance their performance on the BSCE.
