The Viewpoints of Students in Yazd University of Medical Sciences on Selection of Adviser Faculties

Professors have important responsibilities in education and training of students, among them advising students for overcoming some preventable problems leading to educational failure is of a great importance. This study was performed with the purpose of surveying the viewpoints of students in Yazd University of Medical Sciences on the process of selecting supervisor professors and the scope of advisers’ duties and assigning supervised students. This descriptive study was performed on 385 students in Yazd University of Medical Sciences selected by random stratified sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS software. Statistical significant level was considered as p<0.05. The most important item in selecting the adviser for each student was having common academic field (40.3%). In assigning students for each adviser smaller number of students was mentioned as the most important item (53%). Most of the subjects (48.8%) agreed with selection of adviser by head of faculty and selection of supervised students by the adviser him/herself. Attention to the academic statue of students and solving educational problems of students were major duties of advisers according to the majority of students (96.4%). According to the results, it is suggested that advisers be selected by head of faculties and attention to having common field of study with the supervised student, the adviser’s own opinion and assigning smaller number of students for each adviser is highly necessary.