Investigating the educational environment of teaching hospitals from the perspective of clinical students and its relationship with the performance of managers

The study of educational environments in teaching hospitals has been recommended by many countries on an ongoing basis. In medical science education environments, in order to organize students' behavior, it is necessary to adjust and adapt the content and educational environment to each other as two important factors in the development of medical sciences. The aim of this study was to determine and study the atmosphere of teaching hospitals in Abadan University of Medical Sciences from the perspective of clinical students and its relationship with the performance of managers.

the present cross-sectional study was conducted in educational hospitals under the auspices of Abadan School of Medical Sciences in 2019. Research tools were two valid and reliable questionnaires. The “Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure questionnaire” was used for the educational environment and the “managers' performance questionnaire” was used to evaluate the managers of the departments. Sampling was done by census and 204 students and 32 heads of clinical departments were included in the study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive tests (frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation) and analytical tests of t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation.

The performance of managers was strong (mean score was 68.75±7.39). Each of the different areas of managers' performance had a positive and significant relationship with each other. Educational atmosphere was also favorable (mean score 113.35±22.59). There was no significant relationship between educational atmosphere and managers 'performance and each of the managers' performance areas.

Due to the dissatisfaction of one third of students with the educational atmosphere in Abadan University of Medical Sciences in clinical departments and not so high score in the dimension of planning in the performance of managers, educational processes need careful planning and implementation of standards.