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Improving the quality of public health Clerkship Course using the action research method
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Yalda Mousazadeh *   , Hamed Rezakhani moghaddam |
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Abstract: (144 Views) |
Background and purpose: Clerkship in the field of public health is one of the important curriculum units that has a significant role in creating job skills. This study aims to improve quality of public health student’s clerkship course using action research.
Materials and methods: This quantitative and qualitative study has been done using the six-step action research method. The participants included public health students of Khalkhal Faculty of Medical Sciences. Qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis method and quantitative data were analyzed using paired t-test in spss 26 software.
Results: The strengths mentioned included the environment away from stress, the existence of practical units and efficient trainers. Weaknesses included the inapplicability of the training workshops, the small number of recipients of the services, not being allowed to do practical work, the large number of each trainee group, irregular transportation service, and unrelated assignments. Five interventions were done to fix the weak points. The satisfaction score before and after the intervention was 47.25 ± 13.49 and 75.76 ± 22.32, respectively, and the satisfaction rate increased from 38.1% to 61.09%. This increase was statistically significant (p-value = 0.001).
Conclusion: The use of action research had a positive effect on the promotion of clerkship. It is suggested that in the future, steps should be taken to remove the obstacles of the clerkship quality and obtain the satisfaction of students as the main beneficiaries. |
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| Keywords: Clerkship, quality improvement, student, medical sciences, action research |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
مدیریت آموزشی
Received: 2024/05/27 | Accepted: 2024/08/14 | Published: 2024/10/1
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