en Theory-based health education Theory-based health education پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Introduction</b>: Basic sciences course includes the first two years of general medicine. Considering the importance of constant monitoring of education and considering the role of professors in the medical education, this study aimed to investigate the attitude of faculty members toward the basic sciences course.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Materials & Methods</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: </span></span></b>This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 at Ilam University of Medical Sciences. The participants included two groups: basic sciences professors and clinical sciences professors (n = 30 per group). A questionnaire was used to collect the attitude of participants. Data were analyzed in SPSS 16 using Chi-Square statistic test. P value was considered less than 0.05.<span lang="FA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Results</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>Compared to the basic sciences professors, clinical sciences professors agreed with reducing the period of basic sciences and physiopathology courses (P < 0.05). Most of the participants in both groups agreed with changing the student evaluation strategy. They also agreed with new teaching methods, as well as with the vertical integration of basic sciences and clinical sciences. Most of the participants believed that the importance of anatomy and physiology lessons is very high and the importance of specialized language, biochemistry and histology is high. However, clinical sciences professors considered biochemistry and histology courses significantly less important compared to the basic sciences professors (p < 0.05). In comparison, clinical sciences professors believed that the content of basic sciences should be decreased (P < 0.05). The professors in both groups considered the role of practical classes in understanding basic sciences to be high.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Conclusion</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>In conclusion, the data indicate there is a need for revision of the basic sciences course by organizations responsible for medical education planning.</span></span><br> &nbsp; ,Basic sciences,faculty members,attitude,medical education 18 24 http://jhsp.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-28-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Khalili-Allafi alikhaliliallafi1998@yahoo.com 1003194753284600156 1003194753284600156 No School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Reza Pakzad rezapakzad2010@yahoo.com 1003194753284600157 1003194753284600157 No Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Country Yousef Mohamadi yosef.1365@yahoo.com 1003194753284600158 0000000285483691 Yes Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran