YALÇINOĞLU, Nilgül İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , KAYI, İlker İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , IŞIK, Şahin İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , AYDIN, Tekin İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ZENGİN, Şehmuz İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , KARABEY, Selma İstanbul Üniversitesi - İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

THE VIEWS OF INTERN DOCTORS ON MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY

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Objective The aim of this study is to determine how do Intern Doctors of 2010-2011 period from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University consider the medical education they receive, and the problems they face during the last year of medical education.Material and method: 288 sixth year students from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University participated in this cross-sectional study between 1 May and 15 June, 2011. We evaluated participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, thoughts on medical education and the physical conditions of the faculty, the problems in medical education during internship and the concerns about training via a questionnaire.Findings: 80.1% of the students preferred Istanbul Faculty of Medicine as their first choice and 86.1% of the students stated that physical conditions of the faculty were inadequate to provide medical education. When the balance between education and service in the faculty hospital was questioned, only 7.3% of the interns stated that the importance given to education is higher. 14.8% of the students felt self-confident as a general practitioner regarding practical skills and theoretical issues at the end of medical education. 63.1% of interns reported that their education is mostly based on specialization rather than primary health care, and only 18% of the interns felt competent in providing preventive health care. 81.3% of students preferred studying for TUS (Exam for Specialization in Medicine) in the final year of medical school, and 60.2% noted that they attended private courses for TUS. 88.6% of the students expressed that they felt themselves like a health personnel rather than a physician during the final year of medical school.Conclusion We think self-confident physicians with low anxiety levels and practical skills in public health will be trained by improving the educational infrastructure in medical schools, putting more emphasis on preventive health care and health promotion, improving students clinical skills, providing respect for medical profession during the faculty years and allowing students to apply for TUS after fulfilling DHY (Obligation of Public Service).

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Medical Student , Intern , Medical Education , Obligation of Public Service

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