Survey the Viewpoints of Medical Externs and Interns of Qom Islamic Azad University about the Status ofEffective Clinical Education

Background & Aims of the Study: The effective clinical training is from essential andimportant parts of medical education. Survey the viewpoints of medical students in this areaas the pivot of education can be an effective step in planning of clinical education programand effective and efficient evaluation of it. This study was conducted by the aim ofdetermination of medical externs and interns viewpoints about the effective clinicaleducation.Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all of the externs and interns of QomIslamic Azad University (140 students) were participated in 2012. The data were collectedby the valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire in the six domains of individualcharacteristics of students, clinical instructor, clinical environment, educational planning,clinical evaluation and facilities that every domain in according to the Likert attitude-meterscale were determined to too low, low, moderate, high and very high.Results: According to the student’s viewpoints, the most efficient domains of clinicaleducation were clinical instructor, individual characteristics of students, educationalplanning, clinical evaluation, the clinical setting and facilities, respectively. In according tothe opinion of under-studied students, the most efficient factors in medical education in thedomains of individual characteristics of students, clinical teacher, clinical setting,educational planning, clinical evaluation and facilities are self-confidence, commitment andresponsibility, positive attitude to the education of students, the quality of education,existence of a systematic clinical evaluation system and existence of examination room,respectively.Conclusion: Two domains of clinical instructor and individual characteristics of studentwere more important than other domains. Therefore, attention to the strengthening ofclinical instructor about effective clinical training and also the strengthening of student’sinterest and confidence in the area of clinical training can be important.

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