Clerkship Students' Attitudes Towards Patients And Health Care Personnel: Implications For Medical Education

AA Zeinaloo; M Tavakoi; S Torabi

doi:10.22037/jme.v2i2.877

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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Clerkship Students' Attitudes Towards Patients And Health Care Personnel: Implications For Medical Education

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AA Zeinaloo^1,*,

M Tavakoi²,

S Torabi³

1Children's Hospital Medicalcentre,Department of paediatric Cardiology Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

2Centre for medicalEducation Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health service.

3Minister of Science,Research and Technology Institute of Research and Planning.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 2, issue 2; e105000

Published online:Mar 18, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 17, 2009

Accepted:Mar 18, 2009

How to Cite:AA ZeinalooM TavakoiS TorabiClerkship Students' Attitudes Towards Patients And Health Care Personnel: Implications For Medical Education.J Med Edu.2(2):e105000.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v2i2.877.

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Background: The former shtdies and observations indicate that medical shtdents vary considerably in their attitudes towards patients and health care personnel.Objectives: To study the attihtde of clerkship students towards select£:d types of patient and selected types of health care personnel.Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among clerkship students. The subjects received a self administered questionnaire with a covering letter explaining the project and outlining terms and conditions for participation. Since twenty-one subjects did not return the questionnaire, data analysis was based on ill questionnaires. The items were 5-poinf Likert-type. The internal consistency of the items was 0.706. Factor analysis was used in order to load the individual attitudinal items into main factors.Results: There is a significant association between sex and attitudes towards medical personnel. Clerkship students showed a more positive attihtde towards acute illness than chronic illness. The clerkship students responded more positively towards the health personnel than towards the patients. The results are discussed in terms of the impact of clerkship students' attitudes on patients and health personnel. Some possible justifications for these findings are discussed.Conclusions: Developing key skills within the medical curriculum, especially communication and information technology skills are essential.

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