Students' satisfaction and burnout: cross‐sectional study at the New Medical Studies in English Program of the University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia (719.17)

• Published in: The FASEB journal Vol. 28; no. S1
• Main Authors: Valic, Zoran, Malički, Mario, Bradaric, Kristina, Jeličić, Karlo, Bozic, Josko, Marusic, Matko, Ljutic, Dragan, Valic, Maja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 01-04-2014
• ISSN: 0892-6638; 1530-6860
• DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.719.17

Introduction: Quality of teaching and the faculty’s teaching practices can be indirectly assessed through students’ satisfaction and burnout with their studies, factors which also influence students’ academic success and the schools prestige.
Aim: To assess students’ satisfaction and burnout at the New Medical Studies in English Program (started in 2011) at the University of Split, Croatia.
Methods: In October 2013, we conducted a previously designed satisfaction survey, as well as the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) on all students of the New Medical Studies in English in Split.
Results: In total 88 (78%) of students returned the completed questionnaires. Students GPA (out of max 5.0) was 3.4 for the 2nd year and 3.0 for the 3rd year students. Most students (87%) rated campus safety as above average or excellent, 83% rated as such the staff friendliness, 73% the teaching quality, and 67% the overall satisfaction with the School, with no differences between the study years. Students scores on OLBI subscales were 3.0±0.4 for disengagement, and 2.7±0.7 for exhaustion, with first year students showing less exhaustion than higher year students (ANOVA, P=0.010).
Discussion: Students grades, as well as self reported study satisfaction and burnout demonstrate the balance of high quality teaching and student engagement at the pre‐clinical courses of the New Medical Studies in English at the University of Split, Croatia.
This study was supported by University of Split School of Medicine.