Family medical centre patients' attitudes toward senior medical students' participation in the examinations

Abstract

Introduction: Examination of polyclinic patients is an invaluable part in student medical education. The aim of this study is to determine the variables that affect patient satisfaction in students' visits.Methods: 185 patients who attended the Family Medicine Clinic of Uludag University participated in this study and were asked to answer the questionnaire consisting of 13 questions. Variables differed in the observed demographic data.Results: Among the patients, 92.1% pointed out that students' examinations were helpful. 84.1% of the patients felt confidence in the examination.Discussion: From this study, according to the collected data, we can say that communication between the patients of our clinic and the students, is satisfactory and therefore, we can also say that most of our patients have positive thoughts about the participation of the students in their examinations. Satisfaction from student participation is high, especially in the group of elderly, married, women, and patients with less education.