Comparison of academic engagement in medical assistants in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Academic enthusiasm as a main priority is focal point of the trustees of the higher education and it faces important challenges such as decline, burnout and lack of academic progress, tendency to deviant behaviors and the risk of dropping out. Therefore, this study endeavors to investigate the status of desire to study in medical assistants in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out through a standard questionnaire. Qualitative data were described and analyzed using distribution and frequency percentage, and quantitative data were described and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Results: The average score of the total desire to study was 178.48±38.22. The mean and standard deviation of the total desire to study score was 171.21±40.65 for male Assistants and 186.1734.38 for female assistants. The average score of the desire to study in students under 30 years old was 183.92±38.65, in the age group of 30 to 40 years it was 168.8±38.21, and in the age group of 40 years and above it was 197.7±28.75. Conclusion: Academic enthusiasm as a new approach can affect various aspects of education, continuing education, providing services, especially in the field of medicine.

Keywords

• academic desire
• emergency medicine
• isfahan university of medical sciences