The Educational Environment in a New Medical School Compared With an Old International School | ||||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology | ||||
Article 2, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2019, Page 21-30 PDF (1.23 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2019.45826 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Awdah M Al-Hazimi1; Sasikumar Dhanarasu2; Nuha Abdel Rahman Khalil Mohammed3; Afnan Awdah Masoud Alhazimi4; Ghaida Mohammed Suliman Alahmadi4; Taif Farhan Mansi Alruwaili4 | ||||
1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
2Department of Biochemistry,College of Medicine, University of Hail,P.O.Box: 2440, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
4College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: The Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) is used to measure the medical educational environment. This study aimed to assess students' perceptions of the educational environment in Medical College, University of Hail using the DREEM. The hypothesis was that both strengths and weaknesses would be identified. Methods: The DREEM was administered to students in all year's levels of the medical school, University of Hail. The data were collected and compared with Dundee University medical school. Result: A total of 150 (66.70%) completely responded to the 50 statements. They were 72.3% male and 61.1% female students. The overall mean score of this study was 110.79 which indicates that students in medical school had positive perceptions toward their educational environment. Conclusion: The DREEM is a valuable tool to assess the educational environment for newly developed medical school compared with well-developed health institutions to give a clear indication of the priorities for reform of the curriculum. The students in medical school, University of Hail had positive perceptions toward their educational environment. At the same time improvement is required across all domains of the educational environment at this institution especially in the subscales of Students’ academic self-perception and Students’ social self-perception. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure; DREEM; Educational Environment; Questionnaire; students' perception | ||||
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