STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS ON MEDICAL EDUCATION AT MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Abstract

O b je c tiv e : Th e aim o f this des c riptive s tu d y wasto e va lu ate th e s tu d e n ts ' perceptions relating tomedical e d u ca tio n at Marm a ra University Schoolof M e d ic in e in o rd e r to include their opinions andre c om m e n d a tio n s in fu tu re c u rr ic u la r andmeth o d o lo g ica l ch a n g e s in medical education.M e th o d s : Data was collec ted by a ques tionnaire.E ighty fo u r re ce n t g ra d u a te s partic ipated in thestudy; the re sp o n se rate was 60.4%.R e s u lts : The g ra d u a te s were pleased to beasked th e ir opin io n s . The majority agreed thatthere was need fo r a "m o derate change" in thee d u c a tio n a l s y s tem o f M a rm a ra U n iv e rs itySchool of Medicine. Gra d u a te s who reported"c h a n g e s in th e e d u c a tio n a l s y s tem arenece s sa ry " in dicated that necessary changessh o u ld be d o n e b a s ica lly in areas such ase d u ca tio n a l methods , cu rricu lum , audio-v isualm a te ria ls , tra in in g s k ills anda s s e s sm e n t/e va lu a tio n methods.C o n c lu s io n : T h is 'b a s e lin e e v a lu a tio n ' isc o n s id e re d as th e in itia l s te p tow a rd s theim p ro vem e n t p roces s of medical education inMarm a ra U nivers ity School of Medicine, sincethe nece s sa ry ch a n g e s were highlighted by theresults. T h e se results dem o n s tra te d conformityb e tw e e n th e o p in io n s and e x p e c ta tio n s ofs tu d e n ts , and th e n e e d s , p rin c ip le s ands u g g e s tio n s s ta te d by th e In s titu tio n a lU n d e rg ra d u a te E d u c a tio n In v e s tig a tio n . P la n n in ga n d C o o rd in a tio n C om m itte e . The initial researchp rov ided a hopeful p e rsp e c tive in openness toand com p lia n ce with the cha n g e process atMarm a ra U nivers ity School of Medicine.Key Words: Medical education, Students'p e rceptions , C h a n ge s in medical education