Saharnaz Nedjat; Jaleh Gholami; Seyyed Reza Majdzadeh
Volume 5, Issue 1 , July 2008, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective : A significant part of resources in each country is used for training human resources and loss of experts means irreparable drawbacks for the system Leaving university by faculty members who are doubtless one of the main assets of universities is of utmost importance This ...
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Background & Objective : A significant part of resources in each country is used for training human resources and loss of experts means irreparable drawbacks for the system Leaving university by faculty members who are doubtless one of the main assets of universities is of utmost importance This study was conducted to determine the frequency of inclination to leave the university in faculty members and also to evaluate the relationship between the variables affecting on this decision Finding out about related variables can help specify possible interventions in the university Methods : In this crosssectional study 149 academic members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were chosen systematically and completed the questionnaire during summer 2006 The participants determined their inclination to leave the university within the next two years answering one question Demographic factors the attitude towards cooperation and satisfaction from the current cooperation level the effective factors on leaving the university were analyzed using logistic regression Results : Mean age of the participants was 482 years while 718% were male Among 131 persons who answered the question related to the inclination to leave the university within two years 25(19%) had positive answers Using logistic regression the attitude of these 25 members towards participation in management of the universitys affairs was not significantly different from the others (P=049) but satisfaction from the current cooperation level was significantly lower in the group who inclined to leave the university in the next two years (P =0007) Conclusion : Considering “current status of faculty members satisfaction from cooperation” in the department school and university spectrum can decrease the inclination to leave Perhaps preserving human resources and national assets will be possible if their satisfaction is guaranteed
Saharnaz Nedjat; Hasan Emami Razavi; Arash Rashidian; Shahrooz Yazdani; Reza Majdzadeh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 1-10
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession ...
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession by using two qualitative and quantitative approaches Methods: The qualitative part includes two focus group discussions with interns and one focus group discussion with fresh students In the quantitative part complementary to the qualitative section the causes of choosing medicine field and the rate of students and applicants awareness toward the future statue of their profession were studied For this purpose 33 fresh students 107 interns and 88 applicants of medicine field after taking the entrance examination were selected through convenient and consecutive sampling and were asked to complete the designated questionnaire Results: In the qualitative part everybody agreed that the applicants own preference is not determining and almost all of the students mentioned the social prestige of a physician and medical field as the main cause of choosing this field In the quantitative part interest in the scientific content of this field (in 42%) the role of physician in health improvement (in 21%) financial income (in 143%) the social prestige of physician (in 13%) and the pressure of family and society (in 1%) were mentioned as the main causes of choosing medicine field On the other hand participants in the qualitative part of the study didnt have a good outlook for the professional status of general practitioners and some of them believed that continuing studies in medicine field is more difficult than other fields In the quantitative part of study as the age of participants increased they more asserted that in medical field the possibility of continuing studies finding job in good area and with good income is less compared with other fields Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that many students have not adequate awareness toward the medicine field and in choosing this field they are mostly under the influence of factors such as the pressure of family and the social prestige of the physicians Although these aspects were not obvious in the quantitative part of the study they were confirmed by all of the participants in the qualitative section of the study This fact denotes the importance of qualitative approaches or the combination of qualitative and quantitative designs On the other hand since with increase in the age of students their awareness toward the future statue of their field improves it is suggested that admission is not confined to academic criteria and appropriate metacognitive characteristics of applicants are also considered in admitting the students
