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Mehryar H, Alizadeh N, Vahedi H, Vahedi H, Dashtipor M, Hamidzadeh A et al . Assessment of Medical Students’ Self Evaluation of Compliance with Educational and Behavioral Accreditation Standards in Teaching Hospitals Affiliated with Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. mededj 2026; 15
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Hamidreza Mehryar 
, Narges Alizadeh , Hamid Vahedi , Hooman Vahedi , Marjan Dashtipor , Azam Hamidzadeh , Omid Garkaz *
, Narges Alizadeh , Hamid Vahedi , Hooman Vahedi , Marjan Dashtipor , Azam Hamidzadeh , Omid Garkaz *
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
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Background and Objective: Accreditation has been recognized as one of the most important strategies for quality assurance and improvement in medical education in recent years. Given the key role of medical students in educational and clinical processes, assessing their awareness and self‑evaluation of compliance with educational and behavioral accreditation standards is of great importance. This study aimed to assess medical students’ self‑evaluation of compliance with educational and behavioral accreditation standards in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shahroud University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive–analytical cross‑sectional study was conducted on 202 medical interns and externs of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences during the academic year 2022–2023. Data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire and a standard questionnaire developed by Yavarzadeh et al. After data entry into SPSS software version 18, descriptive statistics and analytical statistical tests were applied for data analysis.
Findings: The mean age of the students was 24.97 ± 3.47 years. Most participants were male (51%), single (79.2%), and at the externship level (55.4%). In addition, 67.5% of the students were aware of the accreditation program. A statistically significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, educational level, and awareness of accreditation with the awareness score, whereas age showed no significant association (P = 0.419). The highest mean score was related to the domain of rules and regulations, while the lowest mean score was observed in professional attire. The overall mean awareness score of accreditation was 186.57 ± 25.66, and 90.1% of students were classified at a desirable level.
Conclusions: The findings indicated that medical students’ awareness of accreditation standards was at a desirable level. Nevertheless, maintaining and further improving this status requires continuous and targeted educational planning
Methods: This descriptive–analytical cross‑sectional study was conducted on 202 medical interns and externs of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences during the academic year 2022–2023. Data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire and a standard questionnaire developed by Yavarzadeh et al. After data entry into SPSS software version 18, descriptive statistics and analytical statistical tests were applied for data analysis.
Findings: The mean age of the students was 24.97 ± 3.47 years. Most participants were male (51%), single (79.2%), and at the externship level (55.4%). In addition, 67.5% of the students were aware of the accreditation program. A statistically significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, educational level, and awareness of accreditation with the awareness score, whereas age showed no significant association (P = 0.419). The highest mean score was related to the domain of rules and regulations, while the lowest mean score was observed in professional attire. The overall mean awareness score of accreditation was 186.57 ± 25.66, and 90.1% of students were classified at a desirable level.
Conclusions: The findings indicated that medical students’ awareness of accreditation standards was at a desirable level. Nevertheless, maintaining and further improving this status requires continuous and targeted educational planning
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Received: 2025/11/12 | Accepted: 2026/01/27 | Published: 2026/04/4
Received: 2025/11/12 | Accepted: 2026/01/27 | Published: 2026/04/4
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