Abstract

Improving the effectiveness of medical science and changing the medical care methods lead to increased expectations of physicians as an important element in health, the aim of this study was to examine the satisfaction levels of clinical medicine students with clinical education in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, This study was a cross-sectional which evaluate the satisfaction level of clinical medicine students and interns with the clinical medicine education. The target population includes students in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades in the School of Medicine of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences in the 2012-2013 school year. The data collection method is census using a validated questionnaire among student and internship grades, The obtained data was entered into SPSS 16 and was analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, standard deviation, mean). A total of 49 medical students participated in the study. Their mean age was 23.9±1.54; 30 participation in the student (trainee) part and 19 subjects in the intern. Among all students,55.1 were partially or totally satisfied with the clinical education while this figure was 56.7 among interns. no student was satisfied with outpatient education. the highest satisfaction rate (complete and partial satisfaction) with sections was related to Cardiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Emergencies. Satisfaction with clinical education in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences is at the intermediate level, but compared to studies in other universities, it is at a lower level.