Evaluation of the Microsoft office familiarity of the medical students of Hormozgan Medical University in2006

Corresponding author: Keramat Allah Jahanshahi, Student Committee, Education Development Center(EDC), Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS), Iran, Tel: [phone].The ability to access, evaluate and use information in each profession is one of the most effectivematerials of individual success. Accessing updated medical information is vital for physicians (1-5).In a descriptive cross sectional study performed in Bandar Abbas, the capital city of Hormozgan provincein the southern part of Iran. Data the internet and computer usage was examined among medicalstudents. All of the medical students were included in our study. Students who didn’t agree toparticipate in our study were excluded.Data was collected using a questionnaire that contained demographic information and 21 questionsregarding internet and computer usage. The usage of internet, word, powerpoint, excel, outlook andaccess was assessed by multiple choice question (always, often, sometimes, never). Each answerreceived 0 to 3 points and for each student the summed score was assumed. The data was entered inSPSS 13 software and the descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.