Perceptions of educational climate in a Canadian medical radiation science programme

Renata Lumsden, Susie Schofield

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Abstract

Background: The medical radiation science (MEDRADSC) collaborative program at Mohawk-McMaster (MoMac) Institute for Applied Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has used 360° feedback about the program since its inception in 2004, which is still ongoing. Aim: To measure students' perception of the educational environment in MEDRADSC using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM), and investigate perception of the educational environment overall, by specialization, and by gender. Method: The DREEM instrument was distributed electronically in June 2009 to 105 third-year students from three medical radiation specializations: ultrasound, therapy, and radiography. Results: With an 83% response rate, students rated their educational climate overall as positive. No significant difference was found between gender or specialization at MoMac. Conclusion: The DREEM inventory can be used effectively within the medical radiation sciences to measure students' perceptions of educational environment and verify very specific issues relating to each of the five subscales.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-129
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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