بكارگيري مراكز درماني خصوصي در آموزش دانشجويان علوم‌ پزشكي‌: نظرات مسوولين و اعضاي هيات علمي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي اصفهان‌

Using Private Medical Centers in Training Medical Students: The Viewpoints of the Faculty Members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Taking advantage of faculty membersʹ private offices for educational intentions has been recommended as a strategy for studentsʹ attendance in society and their encounter with patient management. This study was performed to investigate the viewpoints of administrators and clinical faculty members toward using private medical centers for training students. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on all clinicalfaculty mernbers who owned private i fficcs. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire with five point Likert scale and including 20 items about using private medical centers. Data vvas analyzed by SPSS software using methods for descriptive statistics, t-test, and Pearson. Results: In total, 173 persons returned the questionnaires. The mean ofthe total score ofthe questionnaires was 3.02±fJ. 78 out offive. The most agreement vvas on the role ofin-office education on identifying sti.dentsʹ future job, teaching new cases to them, and promoting researches and studies in medical sciences. Most (~( the respondents believed that education in private offices could reduce officesʹ income, the number ofpatients, and patientsʹ confidence in physician. Conclusion: Faculty members believed that using private medical centers could promote the education of clerkship students, interns, and residents, but the total mean shows that their general view is not that positive. It is recommended to conduct interventional studies concerning the effect of training in private centers on learnersʹ knowledge and skills.