فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: During the past decade, the benefits of using portfolios, especially electronicportfolios, were recognized. Due to the lack of using portfolios and especially electronic portfolioin the clinical evaluations of internship training in medical schools of Iran, this study has designed,implemented, and evaluated a comprehensive system for monitoring and evaluating the activitiesof interns.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a software development study in the three phasesof design, implementation, and evaluation. All stages of the project were carried out in the IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences during 2019–2020. The software design phase was performed usingthe Rapid Application Development Methodology (RAD model). In the implementation phase, itwas used as a pilot study in the internal department of the medical school. System evaluation wasperformed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Data were analyzed usingthe content analysis for qualitative data and descriptive statistical analysis using the SPSS softwarefor quantitative data.RESULTS: In the educational standards survey, in 10 items, the percentage of choosing “perfectlyfit” and “fit” was above 90% (high quality). In the technical standards questionnaire, out of 35 itemsrelated to software technical quality, eight items were of acceptable quality and 27 of them werepartially acceptable. In the Student Satisfaction Questionnaire, in 9 items, interns’ satisfaction with thesystem was high or very high, and in either case, there was little or no dissatisfaction or satisfaction.CONCLUSIONS: Positive educational effects can be used in all clinical settings if modification andimprovement of the software continues, with slight modifications.