Evaluation of Externship curriculum for public health Course in Yazd University of Medical Sciences in 1395; using CIPP model

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the curriculum of externship for public health course in Yazd University of Medical Sciences using the CIPP model (context, input, process and product). In this descriptive cross sectional study, Participants included 40 public health students of Shaheed Sadoughi University of Yazd and 5 instructors who entered to the study by census method. Data was collected using CIPP model checklist questionnaire. Externship curriculum of public health course was assessed by students and trainers in four context, input, process and product aspects. Sum of scores in each aspect were calculated; mean and standard deviation were calculated separately. Moreover, T-test was used to compare the answers of students and professors. Students attitude was significantly different from trainers attitude in context aspect (P-value = 0.04) but the difference was not significant in the other three aspects (P-value < 0.05). Correlation matrix of students’ attitude showed a positive significant correlation between context, input, process and product aspects. Significant associations were observed between context and input (r = 0.842, P < 0.001), context and process (r = 0.744, P < 0.001), and context and product (r = 0.793, P < 0.001). Correlation matrix of professors’ attitude showed a positive significant correlation between process and product (r = 0.981, P < 0.001) but no other significant relationships observed. Designing and Conduction assessments based on CIPP model can help science development in externship and effective performance of externship curriculum and help students achieve professional abilities. Consequently, this study suggests performing studies for science development in externship curriculum.