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What constitutes a good clinical teacher?
1Department of Health Information Management and Technology, University of Dammam, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
|April 30, 2011
Summary
Faculty and female participants in Saudi Arabia value clinical teacher characteristics more highly. These insights can improve medical education evaluation and teaching quality in the region.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Clinical settings are crucial for medical education.
- Previous research on effective clinical teachers primarily focused on Western contexts.
- Understanding local perspectives is vital for relevant educational strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify key characteristics of a good clinical teacher in Saudi Arabia.
- To assess the influence of participant sex and department type on these views.
- To provide context-specific recommendations for medical teacher evaluation.
Main Methods:
- A validated questionnaire assessed 25 characteristics across professional, teaching, personal, and social domains.
- The study included 85 fourth-year medical students and 36 faculty members.
- Participants were from respiratory technology, physical therapy, and medical laboratory technology departments at the University of Dammam.
Main Results:
- High reliability and content validity were confirmed for the questionnaire.
- Significant sex-based differences emerged, with females rating professional and social domains higher.
- Faculty members consistently ranked all domains higher than students.
- No significant differences were found among students based on their department.
Conclusions:
- While all characteristics were deemed important, their perceived significance varied.
- Faculty and female participants expressed stronger agreement on the importance of these attributes.
- Recommendations include integrating these findings into teacher evaluation tools to enhance medical education in Saudi Arabia.
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