Quality of Ambulatory Education from the Viewpoint of the Clinical Medical Students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2013

Elham  Niroumand; Mohammad Rasool Khazaei; Siavash  Vaziri; Farid  Najafi; Behzad  Karami Matin

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Quality of Ambulatory Education from the Viewpoint of the Clinical Medical Students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2013

Authors:

Elham Niroumand ¹,

Mohammad Rasool Khazaei^2,*,

Siavash Vaziri ³,

Farid Najafi ⁴,

Behzad Karami Matin⁵

1Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3Dept. of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

4Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

5Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Educational Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 3, issue 1; e77247

Published online:Dec 02, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 05, 2014

Accepted:Jul 20, 2014

How to Cite:Elham Niroumand Mohammad Rasool KhazaeiSiavash Vaziri Farid Najafi Behzad Karami MatinQuality of Ambulatory Education from the Viewpoint of the Clinical Medical Students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2013.3(1):e77247.

Abstract

Introduction: Ambulatory education is an integral part of medical education. The present study was carried out to evaluate the quality of ambulatory education from the viewpoint of clinical medical students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the study sample included medical externs externs and interns of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences that were selected through census sampling technique in the academic year 2012-2013. The instrument for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire with acceptable validity and reliability. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software using descriptive statistics.

Results: 65 (50%) externs and 75 (65%) interns participated in the study and 1588 questionnaires were completed via self-administered technique. The mean of the teachers’ quality of ambulatory education at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was 22.6±5.2 and the mean for the clinics’ quality of physical environment was 19±5.13, indicating favorable and semi-favorable status, respectively. Qualitative evaluation of ambulatory education from the viewpoint of externs and interns showed a significant difference with more satisfaction from the part of the interns (p<0.001).

Conclusion: The findings revealed that the teachers’ quality of ambulatory education at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was favorable, but the physical condition of the clinics indicated a semi-favorable status.

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