Quality of Clinical Education Based on Radiology Technology Students Viewpoint in Paramedical Faculty of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

The clinical education is an essential part of training in the paramedical fields. The status of clinical education should be always evaluated in order to identify the problems of clinical training and improve its quality. This study was carried out for assessing of clinical education quality from viewpoint of radiology technology students.
In this descriptive cross-sectional study in the first semester of 2015-16 education year, 80 students of radiology technology of Guilan University of Medical Sciences were selected by census sampling method. The data collection tool was a reliable and valid questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using one-way ANOVA, t-test and descriptive statistics.
FINDINGS: In viewpoint of students, the performance of clinical trainer was evaluated as good level. The education goals, communication with students, clinical education environment and supervising and evaluation were assessed at intermediate level. Satisfaction of education field in female students was significantly higher than male (p0.05).
To improve the quality of clinical education, enhancing the facilities and equipment, and revising the evaluation tools and education planning is recommended.