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Introduction: academic institutions are the most important organizations for implementation of internationalization policies and practices for integrating an international, intercultural and global dimension in higher education system. Also, a globally increasing demand for higher education has been seen in the past two decades so that the number of students enrolled in higher education institutions in the worldwide nation-states has increased dramatically. The National Plan of International Development of Medical Education was designed with the aim of identifying available potentials in all the universities of medical sciences, encouraging the development of international standards of medical education, and planning for the utilization of the existing capacity in Islamic republic of Iran
Methods: authors have tried to review the several aspects of international activities in higher education in the world and describe national experiences and main policies in globalization of medical education in Iran within implementation of the National Plan for Development and Innovation in Medical Education
Results: the findings of some global experiences provide the policy makers with clear directions in order to develop internationalization of higher education
Conclusion: the Program for International Development of Medical Education was designed by the Deputy of Education in the Ministry of Health and the effective implementation of this Program was so important for promotion of Iranian medical education. But there were some challenges in this regard; addressing them through inter-sectoral collaboration is one of the most important strategies for the development of internationalization of education in the field of medical sciences
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Background: Diabetes is one of the most important metabolic disorders. Health education and behavioral improvement methods are effective ways for preventing and controlling diabetes. The present study investigated the effect of behavioral modification education on knowledge, attitude, self-care, and life quality in patients with type II diabetes
Materials and methods: This experimental study was conducted using a pretest-posttest control group design. From patients with type II diabetes presenting to Bojnurd Health Center, 40 patients were selected according to the eligibility criteria and were assigned randomly to two groups, the treatment group [20 patients] and the control group [20 patients]. A 5-section questionnaire was run in two stages to determine the demographic information and to measure knowledge [reliability 0.84], attitude [reliability 0.81], self-care [reliability 0.91], and quality of life [SF-20; reliability 0.79]. Validity of the questionnaire was approved by experts. The educational program for modification of habits and nutrition was conducted in five 30- minute sessions. Data was analyzed using SPSS 18 software
Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.17 +/- 7.58 years
The results showed that educational intervention had no significant effect on knowledge. However, this program had significant effects on attitude toward the illness [p=0.001], selfcare [p=0.001], and quality of life [p=0.001]
Conclusion: Implementing health care and changing inappropriate behaviors, type II diabetic patients would be able to change their attitude toward life and lifestyle. Such programs should be continuous and it is advisable to supplement the clinical and psychological methods with pharmacological ones