en Genre Analysis of Case Reports: A Platform for Training Academic Writing to Medical Students تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">The present study examined the macrostructure of published Case Reports (CRs) to provide information about the organizational structure of CRs and to develop a framework that can respond to the urgent needs of students at</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> (KUMS). </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Overall, 100 published reports were selected from the established journals and were analyzed</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> following the Swealsian (1990) model of genre analysis. <span style="background:white;"><span style="color:black;">Another set of data included 32 CRs written by medical students who were invited to report a case, in English, they recently observed during their clinical courses in 2019. </span></span>Following awareness raising tasks, the students&rsquo; reports were compared to published CRs.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Findings demonstrated variations in the obligatory and optional moves and steps in each section of a case report. </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">The differences can be ascribed to the specific nature of each case and the distinct medical procedures. The study concludes that familiarizing novice researchers with the generic structure of standard case reports can be helpful in understanding medical case reports.</span></span> The present study examined the macrostructure of published Case Reports (CRs) to provide information about the organizational structure of CRs and to develop a framework that can respond to the urgent needs of students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS). Overall, 100 published reports were selected from the established journals and were analyzed following the Swealsian (1990) model of genre analysis. Another set of data included 32 CRs written by medical students who were invited to report a case, in English, they recently observed during their clinical courses in 2019. Following awareness raising tasks, the students&rsquo; reports were compared to published CRs. Findings demonstrated variations in the obligatory and optional moves and steps in each section of a case report. The differences can be ascribed to the specific nature of each case and the distinct medical procedures. The study concludes that familiarizing novice researchers with the generic structure of standard case reports can be helpful in understanding medical case reports. case report, genre analysis, KUMS, move, step Case Report, Genre Analysis, KUMS, Move, Step, 16 36 http://ijreeonline.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-865-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Alireza Jalilifar Alireza Jalilifar ar.jalilifar@gmail.com 10031947532846002547 10031947532846002547 Yes Shahid Chamran Universiy of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran Universiy of Ahvaz Nooshin Qahvei Nooshin Qahvei ghahveinooshin@gmail.com 10031947532846002548 10031947532846002548 No Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Zohreh Shushtari Zohreh Shushtari zshooshtari@yahoo.com 10031947532846002549 10031947532846002549 No Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz