An exemplar university professor from students' perspective in Tehran University of Medical Sciences: a qualitative study

ABSTRACT

Universities should play an important role in education commensurate with the expectations of stakeholders and of the community as well. The university professors and teachers have critical positions in education. This research aimed to explore the perspective of students in Tehran University of Medical Sciences [TUMS] about characteristics of a model teacher. Inductive qualitative content analysis was used to explore students' perspective based on naturalistic philosophy. The participants in this study were 19 students who were enrolled in various courses at TUMS. To collect data, semi-structured in-depth individual interviews were used. Findings were analyzed using conventional content analysis approach. The results of the study led to the identification of three main themes teacher's science, moral imperatives in education, and communication with students. The first and third theme had a subtheme called science and oration and flexibility of classroom atmosphere. Regarding a considerable proportion of family caregivers of patients with heart failure were suspected cases of mental health disorders, routine assessment of mental health in this group of caregivers should be consider to identify those at risk, also clinical team should design and implement effective programs aimed at improving the mental health especially in caregiver who provide care for younger patients