Development Strategies in Medical Education

Introduction: timely identification of factors affecting academic dropout, from the point
of view of related people, can play a significant role in preventing it; Therefore, the current
research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effective factors of Academic Failure
from the point of view of Processional Doctorate students of Tabriz University of Medical
Sciences in the academic year of 2022-2023.
Methods: This descriptive and survey research was designed on 474 general doctoral students
entering 2018. The sample size was determined based on Morgan’s table of 214 people
and its distribution was done in a proportional class. Data were collected using a standard
questionnaire with 52 questions on a 5-point Likert scale. Questionnaires were completed
in Pressline software and data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, independent t
test and Friedman test in SPSS 24 software.
Results: According to the findings of the research, Pre-university educational factors, aUniversity
educational factors, psychological factors, and social and economic factors are
effective (P<0.05). The ranking of the effective factors of academic performance was different
from the students’ point of view (P<0.05) and University educational factors had the
highest rank and economic-social factors had the lowest rank among the effective factors of
academic performance.
Discussion: Due to the inappropriate effects of academic failure on educational systems,
family, society and students, appropriate solutions should be provided to identify and prevent
it, and support measures for students exposed to academic failure and its subsequent
effects should be considered.