The evaluation of a composed program of continuing medical education for general practitioners

Introduction: the execution of composed educational programs for generalpractitioners is one of the most common methods of continuing medicaleducation. this research project aims to evaluate one of these programs.methods: for this purpose, a pre- and post-test design was developed. thesubjects consisted of 45 participants. they were tested (by a 76 mcq knowledgetest) in two stages: before and after the program. a questionnaire was also usedto gather the participants’ views on four variables including teachers' behavior,the degree of achieving the objective of the program, objective of the learner,and satisfaction with the program.results: based on the results of this study, the mean scores of the participants’knowledge increased from 10.05 (first test) to 12.61 (second test), (p < 0.0001).in addition, the results showed that the teachers’ behavior and satisfaction withthe program were rated by participants as the highest and least, respectively.conclusion: the results of this research are indicative of the effectivenessof the composed educational program in continuing medical education.nevertheless, such programs are recommended to be further evaluated withmore rigorous design.