Background: Continuing education is one of the most effective methods to empower the
employees for challengesthey face on their jobs. Dramatic advances in medicine, rapid
cultural and social changes, increasing cost of healthcare, development of diagnostic
technology and a transition in the pattern of diseases, highlight the necessity ofcontinuing
education in all medical groups. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of continuing
medical education (CME) programs in Shahr-Kord MedicalUniversityfrom 1996-2001
