EVALUATION OF THE SATISFACTION LEVEL OF PARAMEDICAL STUDENTS OF URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES FROM THEIR FIELD AND ITS AFFECTING FACTORS IN 2019

The level of satisfaction of paramedical students of the University of Medical Sciences and its impact on the society, health, and health care system leads to bring up a highly efficient workforce and greater productivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of paramedical students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences with their field of study and the factors affecting it in 2019.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 242 students from different fields of study in the paramedical faculty of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The data collection tool was a standard and structured questionnaire that consisted of two parts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and analysis of variance.

The average score of students' interest in their field was 42.34 out of 54 points. Most students (73.6%) were interested in their field of study. There was a significant difference between age, field, transfer with the interest in the field. Among the other items of the questionnaire, “the position of the field in society” was one of the influential factors, while the item “I chose my field with full knowledge” had the weakest role.

Interest scores were relatively lower in older students. Among other paramedical disciplines, health information technology students showed the least interest. Due to the effect of interest in the field of study on students' motivation, academic performance, snd their performance in the clinic, it is necessary for officials to develop programs to Improve the labor market and the material and spiritual status of various fields of medical sciences.