Comparison of Effective Factors on Student and Professor Communication and Education from the Perspective of Residents and Interns of Iran University of Medical Sciences

The most important educational skill is the teacher’s effective communication with the student. Relationship between professor and student is of the human complex relationships in which multiple and variant factors are involved. This study was conducted at investigating the effective factors in the relationship between the professor and the student from the perspective of clinical physician students (interns and assistants) in Iran University of Medical Science. This cross-sectional study was done among the students of medical sciences of Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2017 academic years and based on census method all 150 students (intern and assistant) were entered the study. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used, containing 37 questions in four concerning professors’ personal, scientific and professional effects on their relationship with students and educational environment quality was prepared and the questionnaire was a five point scale ranging from very low to very high. The collected data were entered to SPSS 18.ed software and were analyzed. After completing the questionnaire by the students, the indices of mean, standard deviation and statistical tests at 5% significant level were used for data analysis. The most effective factors according to students' viewpoint were, Bedside patient education (5), being in the same branch of study (4.95), Do not use of negative reinforcement by the professor (4.78),Professor effort in solving problems (4.73), appropriate educational space (4.7). Meanwhile, sex, age gap and professors' appearance were not so crucial in establishing communication. According to the results, patient´ bedside education is more effective in establishing communication. It is highly recommended to conduct workshops for improving this skill. It is necessary that universities, after admission and before their work will participate professors in educational workshops to teach how to communicate with the audience in order to get students’ satisfaction by increasing educational quality