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AGHIAVAH Y, Choobi anzali B, Mehryar H. Investigating the characteristics of a good professor from the perspective of medical students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences. mededj 2026; 15
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Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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Background and Objective: The primary mission of the university is to train specialized human resources needed by society, promote and enhance knowledge, expand research, and provide a conducive environment for the country's development. Medical education is a part of the higher education system that deals with human life, and paying attention to its quantitative and qualitative aspects is of particular importance. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of a good professor from the perspective of medical students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted with a simple random sampling of medical students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences on 212 of them. After determining the entry and exit criteria, information was collected through a demographic checklist and a standard questionnaire by Hayati et al. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical statistics in SPSS version 18.
Findings: A total of 212 medical students participated in this study, with a mean age of 24.3±25.13 years. There was a significant relationship between gender (0.001), marital status (0.001), native status (0.001), father's education (0.001), mother's education (0.001), father's occupation (0.001), mother's occupation (0.001) and the score of the good professor characteristic, but there was no significant relationship with the university entrance quota (0.875) and age (0.265). The mean score of the good professor characteristic was 40.01±8.01, and the lowest score was 26, and the highest score was 52. The highest mean among the subgroups was 22.31±4.64 for professional characteristics, 12.97±3.06 for personal characteristics, and 4.72±1.23 for scientific characteristics, respectively.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that students' evaluation of the characteristics of a good professor is mostly influenced by individual and family demographic factors, and age and university admission quota do not play a significant role. From the students' perspective, the professional characteristics of professors are more important than personal and academic characteristics. These findings emphasize the need to pay attention to strengthening the professional skills of professors in educational planning.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted with a simple random sampling of medical students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences on 212 of them. After determining the entry and exit criteria, information was collected through a demographic checklist and a standard questionnaire by Hayati et al. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical statistics in SPSS version 18.
Findings: A total of 212 medical students participated in this study, with a mean age of 24.3±25.13 years. There was a significant relationship between gender (0.001), marital status (0.001), native status (0.001), father's education (0.001), mother's education (0.001), father's occupation (0.001), mother's occupation (0.001) and the score of the good professor characteristic, but there was no significant relationship with the university entrance quota (0.875) and age (0.265). The mean score of the good professor characteristic was 40.01±8.01, and the lowest score was 26, and the highest score was 52. The highest mean among the subgroups was 22.31±4.64 for professional characteristics, 12.97±3.06 for personal characteristics, and 4.72±1.23 for scientific characteristics, respectively.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that students' evaluation of the characteristics of a good professor is mostly influenced by individual and family demographic factors, and age and university admission quota do not play a significant role. From the students' perspective, the professional characteristics of professors are more important than personal and academic characteristics. These findings emphasize the need to pay attention to strengthening the professional skills of professors in educational planning.
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Received: 2025/11/1 | Accepted: 2026/02/2 | Published: 2026/04/4
Received: 2025/11/1 | Accepted: 2026/02/2 | Published: 2026/04/4
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