Job Satisfaction in Basic and Clinical Faculty Members in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Mehdi Saberi-Firoozi; SH Abedian; D Mehrabani; A Masoodi; AA Hosseini

doi:10.22037/jme.v10i1.717

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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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v10i1.717

Job Satisfaction in Basic and Clinical Faculty Members in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Author(s):

Mehdi Saberi-Firoozi^1,*,

SH Abedian²,

D Mehrabani¹,

A Masoodi³,

AA Hosseini³

1Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Namazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2Shiraz Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

3Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 10, issue 1; e105316

Published online:Sep 01, 2006

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 01, 2006

Accepted:Sep 01, 2006

How to Cite:Mehdi Saberi-FirooziSH AbedianD MehrabaniA MasoodiAA HosseiniJob Satisfaction in Basic and Clinical Faculty Members in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.J Med Edu.10(1):e105316.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v10i1.717.

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Background and Purpose: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences as one of the oldest and largest universities of medicine in Iran with 50 years history has more than 450 faculty members and 5000 students. This study is an attempt to find out the level of job satisfaction among Shiraz University ofMedical Sciences’ faculty members.Methods: In midterm of 2003-2004, data on job satisfaction level among 404 faculty members from all schools of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were collected. The translation of Spector’s job satisfaction score was used including 34 questions in 9 items of job satisfaction and each one based on Likert’s Scale with score an of 1-5. A question related to overall job satisfaction of faculty members was added.Results: Of all faculties,, 252 responded to the questionnaire and 70.1% expressed satisfaction in response the added question. The mean scores of job satisfaction in items of coworkers, work nature, supervision, management methods, academic relations, promotion, salary and suitable benefits were3.771, 3.265, 2.557, 2.454, 2.395, and 2.376 out of 5 respectively (F=223.8, p=0.0001). In the promotion item, the satisfaction of female faculty was lower than male subjects. The level of job satisfaction was not different between clinical faculty members of Medical School with or without private activity. The results of linear regression analysis between the items of job satisfaction revealed that reimbursement and fringe benefits could predict the overall job satisfaction (r2=0.70, p<0.01).Conclusion: As a whole, the faculty members of the university were satisfied with their jobs, but a correction in reimbursement, benefits and promotion regulations especially in lower academic ranks is needed to improve the level of job satisfaction in this group.

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Faculty Member

Job Satisfatction

Basic and Clinical Departments

Fulltime

Part-Time

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Mehdi Saberi-Firoozi:[PubMed][Scholar]
SH Abedian:[PubMed][Scholar]
D Mehrabani:[PubMed][Scholar]
A Masoodi:[PubMed][Scholar]
AA Hosseini:[PubMed][Scholar]