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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH - Vol. IX, n 3, March 2023

Pages: 1149-1156
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Medical Environment Assessment In Morocco From The Students’ Perspective: A National Survey

Author: Skakia Maher, Ghita Hjiej, Ayoub Kharkhach, Hajjioui Abderrazak, Abda Naima, Bentata Yassamine, Fourtassi Maryam

Category: JMSR Medical Education

Abstract:

Introduction: The educational medical environment designs all the factors that accompany and surround the learning process including actors, locations, interactions and the general atmosphere. It represents one of the key elements of learning and reflects the quality of implementation of the educational process. Its regular evaluation is part of the recommendations of the international academic authorities for any training institution willing to improve its services and the performance of its students. The aim of the present study was to assess the medical educational environment in Moroccan public medical schools from the students’ perspective. Methods: We conducted a large survey to assess students' perception of their educational environment using the DREEM scale, which is made of 50 items divided into 5 categories. An online questionnaire collecting demographics, academic and psychological data, in addition to the DREEM scale, to Moroccan medical students in social networks, targeting the seven faculties of the public sector. Results: 2515 responses were collected from students in different levels of medical studies. The average total DREEM score was 90.5 +/- 23.6 and was significantly higher among male students (p<0.001), students enrolled in lower levels of studies (p<0.001), High performing students and (p<0.001) and students without mental distress (p<0.001). Also, there was a statistically significant raise of the total DREEM score within participants exposed to the new reform, in each of the five older medical faculties. Conclusion: Our results highlight the existence of many problems in the medical education system in Morocco, as reflected in the students' perception, concerning the different medical faculties with very slight variations. Hence it is both important and urgent to address these problems, particularly in the context of this new reform being implemented.

Keywords: DREEM, Medical Environment, Medical Education, Medical School, Morocco

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