Teacher-Student and Teacher-Patients Interaction Time in the Ambulatory Settings in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Regarding the importance of ambulatory education and its challenges, this study was done to investigate Teacher-Student and Teacher-Patients Interaction Time in educational ambulatory settings in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, T...

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Main Authors: Roya MOllabashi, Fariba Haghani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Development Center 2012-03-01
Series:مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی
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Online Access:http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-2008-en.pdf
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Summary:Introduction: Regarding the importance of ambulatory education and its challenges, this study was done to investigate Teacher-Student and Teacher-Patients Interaction Time in educational ambulatory settings in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, Teacher-Student and Teacher-Patients Interaction Time of 45 teachers was investigated in educational ambulatory settings in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences during the academic year of 2007-200. Teacher - student interaction and teacher- patients interaction time and the number of visiting patients per hour was investigated by researcher. The gathered data was analyzed statistically using descriptive statistical indexes frequency percentile. Results: Teacher –patient interaction was less than 5 minutes in more than 50% of ambulatory settings. Teacher –students interaction was less than 5 minutes in less than 50% of ambulatory settings. The number of visited patients during an hour in 70% of the health centers was one patient. Conclusion: The finding showed that teacher- students and teacher -patient interaction time were low and suggested some solution for this problem.
ISSN:1608-9359
1735-8892