Mohsen Rezaeian - Assistant Professor of Social Medicine Dept., Rrafsangan Medical School
Zinat Salem - Lecturer of Social Medicine Dept., Rrafsangan Medical School
Siyavash Dehghan - General Practitioner
Ahmad Reza Sayadi - Lecturer of Psychology Dept., Rrafsangan Medical School
Farhad Iranmanesh - Assistant Professor of Neurology Dept., Rrafsangan Medical School
Mohammad Hasan Ahmadi - Rrafsangan Medical School

Background: Submitting thesis is one of the most important tasks of medical students Moreover medical theses can be considered as a basic source for improving the health statues of the society Objective: The aim of this study was critical appraisal of the submitted theses by medical students of Rafsanjan Medical School during ۱۹۹۳ ۲۰۰۳ Methods : In the present cross sectional study ۳۳۲ Medical theses were evaluated by using a questionnaire Data analysis was done by using simple descriptive methods and Chi square test Results: According to the results ۲۵۸ theses (۷۷۷%) have been well written Theses submitted during the recent years had better quality comparing to others (۹۲۴% versus ۷۳۹%) Theses supervised by more than one leader were better in comparison to those with only one leader (۹۱۵% versus ۷۳۹% P= ۰۰۰۲) Moreover theses with at least one advisor had a better quality than those conducted without any advisor (۸۸۴% versus ۳۹۷% P= ۰۰۰۰۱) Conclusion : Better quality of theses submitted during the recent years can show the beneficial effect of participation of both medical students and their supervisors in Research Methodology Workshops held in the recent years This fact has also been reported in other studies

critical appraisal, Thesis, medical student