J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2015;12:47. 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.47.

Moroccan medical students' perceptions of their educational environment

• Belayachi
• Razine R
• Boufars A
• Saadi A
• Madani N
• Chaouir S
• Abouqal R

• KMID: 2402054
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.47

Abstract

This study aimed to assess students' perceptions of their educational environment in the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Morocco, using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Morocco, in which medical students' perceptions of their educational environment were assessed using the DREEM criteria during the 2013-2014 academic years. The DREEM inventory encompasses 50 items divided into five subdomains: perceptions of learning, perceptions of teaching, academic self-perceptions, perceptions of atmosphere, and social self-perceptions. The DREEM has a maximum score of 200, which would correspond to a perfect educational environment. The mean scores (+/-standard deviation) of students' responses were compared according to their year of study and gender. The responses of 189 postgraduate medical students were included. The mean total DREEM score was 90.8 (45.4%). The mean total scores for five subdomains were 21.2/48 (44.2%), 21.8/44 (49.6%), 13.1/32 (40.9%), 19.0/48 (39.6%), and 15.6/28 (55.7%) respectively. Female students reported higher perceptions of teaching scores than males (P=0.002), and students in their fifth year of study reported significantly higher social self-perceptions scores than those in their fourth year (P=0.03). In this study of the oldest faculty of medicine in Morocco, students perceived the educational environment as having many problems.

Keyword

Cross-sectional studies; Morocco; Self-concept; Social perception; Medical students

MeSH Terms

Atmosphere
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Learning
Male
Morocco
Pharmacy
Self Concept
Social Perception
Students, Medical

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