Ashraf Adhami - Master of Educational Management, Lecturer in Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Tayebh Fasihi Harandi - Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Zahra Jalili - Master of Educational Management, Evaluation Office of Medical Education and Development Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Zahra Fattahi - Assistant Professor of community Medicine Dept., Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh - Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery school, Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Students as the major part of education are one of the best sources of information in each educational system One of the uses of this source of information is studying the achievement of educational goals Objective: To determine the adequacy rate of presented trainings in achieving educational goals of Obstetrics & Gynecology ward from the point of view of interns Methods: All interns of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۰۵ ۲۰۰۶ including ۹۳ ones were enrolled into the study Data gathering was done by using a questionnaire including the subjects of training materials in Obstetrics & Gynecology ward Participants were asked to determine the adequacy of presented trainings for each subject Results: From ۹۳ interns ۶۳۷% were female ۷۱۱% were single and ۵۲۲% have started their medical education program before ۲۰۰۰ Mean age of participants was ۲۵۷ ± ۲ years From all ۴۶۶% have seen the approved program of Obstetrics & Gynecology ward and ۵۲۹% asserted that they had been informed of the educational goals at the beginning of the course The highest adequacy rates were obtained for determining gestational age and estimated delivery date based on LMP (۹۰۷%) fetal heart rate controlling (۸۷۳%) and prenatal cares (۸۱۶%) while the lowest adequacy rates were related to inserting and removing Norplant (respectively ۱۶۸% and ۱۶۲%) and inserting IUD (۱۹۸%) Mean total percentage of training adequacy in two domains of diagnosis & therapeutic activities and emergency activities showed no significant difference based on age year of enrolling marital statue and sex Mean total score of training adequacy in diagnostic ;therapeutic domain including ۳۱ cases was ۵۵۸ ± ۱۴۳ and in emergency activities including ۸ cases it was ۵۲۲۳ ± ۲۱ that shows a significant difference (P= ۰۰۰۲) Conclusion: From the point of view of studied interns based on the approved educational goals presented trainings in Obstetrics & Gynecology ward had not been adequate Therefore improving the quality of clinical training and its continuous evaluation in order to make it compatible with educational goals and changing needs of community is necessary

Educational goals, Obstetrics & Gynecology ward, Intern, Attitude