RT - Journal Article T1 - Empowerment and Loyalty Level of Appointees at the Fifth Olympiad of Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran JF - babol-mej YR - 2015 JO - babol-mej VO - 3 IS - 1 UR - http://mededj.ir/article-1-109-en.html SP - 23 EP - 31 K1 - Scientific Olympiad K1 - Empowerment K1 - Loyalty K1 - Fifth Medolympiad K1 - Medical Students AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Scientific Olympiads, with an emphasis on deep understanding of text contents, creativity, problem-solving and teamwork skills, can help and reinforce societies to solve future problems. This study aimed to evaluate the role of the Fifth National Medolympiad in empowering and building loyalty from the appointees’ point of view. METHODS: This cross sectional study was conducted in the summer of 2013. The study population were the candidates of the fifth national medolympiad among the medical universities around the country who were selected in the census as the study samples. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire made by the researcher and its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed in SPSS18 software at a significance level of P LA eng UL http://mededj.ir/article-1-109-en.html M3 ER -