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Introduction: Responsive medicine is an appropriate training method which trains the graduates who can act effectively in initial and secondary aspects of health issues in the society
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study which was done using quantitative method. The target population of this study was all the students of the Nutrition and Health School of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The sample was randomly selected in this study and 75 students were selected based on the methodologist's comments and similar studies and randomnumber table from a list obtained from the school's department of education. This questionnaire was a researcher-made one which consisted of 23 questions in 2 sections with 21 closedended questions and 2 open-ended questions; 70 questionnaires were completed correctly. The closed-ended questions had 4 aspects [completely agree to completely disagree] answered in 5-point Likert scale type. Its face validity was confirmed by 4 faculty members. The construct validity of the questionnaire was analyzed by factor analysis test and its reliability was assessed by a pilot on 20 students with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.85. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tests [mean, standard deviation, ] and the Pearson coefficient [p<0.001]
Results: The results of this study showed that the maximum mean score was 3.58 +/- 0.65 which was related to the context of these courses and the minimum mean was 2.66 +/- 1.14 which was related to the logbook implementation. The 2 open-ended questions indicated that the most important strengths were the use of logbooks as a guide and determining the minimum training; of the weaknesses was the mismatch between the theoretical education and the practical activities. Also, developing the minimum training that an expert should know and using the common topics related to theoretical education were the most important points mentioned by the respondents
Conclusion: The educational planning of the authorities for keeping the balance of the theoretical training with the practical activities and giving opportunities to the trainee or intern to face diseases and the common problems of the community seems to be necessary
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Introduction: Identification of the styles of behavior management as related to job attitudes and satisfaction level of management has been among the topics of interest in the past few decades. This study aimed to examine the leadership styles of managers [heads] and its correlation with job satisfaction among university employees
Methods: The study population included all employees working at Shiraz University. A sample of 107 subjects as the manager [head] who had their position for two consecutive years was randomly selected from each set of three. To review and assess the transformative interactionism managers, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire [MLQ] designed by Boss and Vlyv [1995] was used. A questionnaire was used to assess the level of job satisfaction. Content validity and reliability of the method was assessed by calculating the reliability coefficient [Cronbach's alpha]. The alpha for job satisfaction was obtained 0.79
Results: The results showed that the correlations between job satisfaction and leadership style [R=0.58], transformational leadership style [R=0.58] and the transactional leadership style [R=0.46] were significant [p<0.001]. The results of this study indicated that leadership style can be used as a facilitator which motivates the direct and indirect impact on job satisfaction
Conclusion: People's values influence the way they manage and especially determines their satisfaction about the organization. The concepts of transformational leadership styles of managers, their gender and level of mental stimulation showed the greatest effect on job satisfaction