The Perspective of Graduates on the Performance of Educational Services of Golestan University of Medical Sciences ۲۰۰۷

Background and Objective : Since performance of educational services can be objectively represented by graduates’ perspective we decided to assess performance of educational services of Golestan University of medical sciences from the viewpoint of graduates.   Materials and Methods : In­ this descriptive study­, ۱۵۹ of students who graduated in the second semester of ۲۰۰۶-۲۰۰۷ academic year were asked to fill out a valid and reliable research-made questionnaire with ۳۶ closed questions relating to­ functional factors. To analyze the data, we use descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software.   Results: Of ۱۵۹ subjects, ۳۵­ (۲۲%) are males and ۱۲۴ (۷۸%) females. Their majors are medicine, environmental health, Nursing, midwifery, Laboratory sciences, and Public health. ­The results show ­various viewpoints in different majors. ­There is significant correlation between graduates’ satisfaction with the performance of educational system and their course of study (p<۰.۰۰۱).­­The intense of this result is further due to medical and midwifery graduates’ dissatisfactory with the performance of high educational services and management.   Conclusion: Based on the results, the functions in different educational sections of university are not in line with graduates’ expectations.