ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Ataei   Gh.R. (1 )
Adel Mashhadsari   F. (* )






(* ) Medical Radiation Department, Paramedical Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
(1 ) Medical Radiation Department, Paramedical Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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Article History

Received:   October  6, 2014
Accepted:   January 18, 2015
ePublished:   March 15, 2015

ABSTRACT

Aims The clinical training (Internship) is an essential part of training in the health services fields. This made the students to enhance their range of information and skills. This study was performed to assess the level of satisfaction from clinical training period and the affective factors on its improvement in clinical departments of Babol University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods In this descriptive cross-sectional study in the first semester of 2013-14 education year, 80 clinical students of medical radiation of Babol University of Medical Sciences were selected by census method. Student satisfaction was assessed with a valid and reliable questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software by Chi-square, ANOVA and Pearson coefficient tests.
Findings The students were most satisfied with instructor partnership in training (82%) and the number and variety of patients (90%) and least satisfied with amenities (13.75%), briefing classes (24%) and low physical space (22.5%). Satisfaction of trainers and satisfaction of clinical training quality had no significant relationships with sex and educational field type (p>0.05). The general satisfaction of clinical training had no significant relationship with the type of training but had a significant relationship with the students score of the training (p<0.05).
Conclusion To improve the quality of clinical training, poor amenities of educational centers and lack of educational space should be removed.


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