Attitudes of students, teachers and graduates towards the role of educational contents in clinical skill laboratories

ABSTRACT

The main aim of medical science is survival of human beings and relief of their suffering. Proper clinical skills is of great importance in this regard. To determine the attitude of medical students, teachers and graduates towards the role of a proper educational content in clinical skill laboratories in Kerman medical university. Through a cross - sectional study 141 general practioner, 69 specialists and 87 medical students [stagers, interns and assistants,] filled in a questionnaire. The findings indicated that 99% of the respondents believed that clinical skill laboratories were necessary. 65% did not have any familiarity with clinical skills before enterance to hospital and 82% did not have a proper model to learn clinical skills. The students believed that cardio- pulmonary resuscitation was the most and injection was the least important course content. Establishing a skill laboratory and a proper training course before students entrance to a ward and direct contact with patients seem to be necessary