Shahsanam Gheibi - Subspecialist in Pediatrics Gasteroentrology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dept., Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran
Rahim Mohammad Loo - Subspecialist in Thoracic Surgury, Assistant Professor of Surgury Dept., Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran
Seyed Javad Moosavi Vaezi - Specialist in Surgury, Assistant Professor of Surgury Dept., Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran
Zahra Yekta - Specialist in Community Medicine, Associate Professor of Epidemiology Dept., Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran
Reza Pour Ali - M.Sc. in Statistics, Instructor of Epidemiology Dept., Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran
Mahnaz Kafili - M.Sc. in Executive Managing, Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Iran

Background & Objective : Academic failure in students of Medicine is one of the important educational issues that deserve serious attempts for the identification of its underlying factors and resolving This study was designed to find the rate of academic failure and its underlying causes in Medical students of Urmia University of Medical Science Methods : In this descriptive crosssectional study demographic and academic information of all students of Medicine in clinical setting who had been accepted in Urmia University of Medical Sciences in the academic years of ۱۹۹۹۲۰۰۱ were collected from their academic files Data were analyzed through SPSS and using Chisquare and ttests Statistical significant level was considered ۰۰۵ Results : A total of ۱۷۶ academic files belonged to the entrant students in ۲۰۰۰ (n=۷۱) ۲۰۰۱ (n=۴۸) and ۲۰۰۲ (n=۵۵) were studied The rate of academic failure was ۲۲۳% in basic sciences period ۰۷% in preinternship period and ۲۶۵% in internship period Failure rate in preexternal examination was ۱۱۵۶% and in preinternal examination it was ۵۶% Academic failure showed significant relationship with class nonattendance (p

Academic Failure, Medical students, risk factors