Effective Holding of Scientific Olympiads for Medical Sciences Students: a Qualitative Study

The eleventh scientific Olympiad of Iranian medical students

“…and Hazrati et al . [ 11 12 ] For example, they addressed the lack of concordance between the sources and questions, selection of the questions from the exact text of the books, lack of critical thinking and creativity in designing the questions, designers’ unfamiliarity with the nature and ignorance of the medical graduates’ experiences and skills; these findings are consistent with the results of our study. Monajemi et al .…”

“…addressed the problem of the lack of budget and resources; their findings are consistent with the results of the present study. [ 12 ] This problem can be solved by the presence of sponsors, allocation of budget to Olympiad, and avoidance of budget waste.…”

“…mentioned the lack of improper preparation as an obstacle to holding the Olympiad, which is consistent with our study. [ 12 ] The solutions proposed for this problem include forming an expert panel, receiving the viewpoints of Olympiad authorities in different universities after the annual Olympiads, and establishing an Olympiad evaluation office.…”

“…(2015). [ 11 12 ] The preparation mechanism can affect the Olympiad results. The advantage of the current Olympiad compared to the events held in previous years was the webinar held for the preparation of the participants.…”

“…The participants’ insufficient motivation was another category the findings of which were consistent with the results reported by Ghojazadeh et al . [ 12 ] They also addressed a small number of students participating in the Olympiad and the teachers’ low motivation. The limited participation in our study was not associated with the type of university as reported by the authorities of different kinds of universities.…”