%0 Journal Article
%T Differences in perceptions of medical undergraduates of a military medical school on organizational culture
%A Bilal Bakir
%A Mustafa Ozer
%A Mehmet Cetin
%A Necmettin Kocak
%J Turkish Journal of Public Health
%D 2011
%I Turkish Society of Public Health Specialists
%R 10.5421/10.5421/1304.1086
%X Objective: This study aimed to determine the differences in medical students¡¯ perceptions on the organizational culture at a Military Medical School and to reveal possible explanations of them. Method: A total of 205 1st, 2nd, and 6th grade military medical students were invited and 185 of them (coverage rate 90%) participated in the study in 2008. The organizational culture measurement tool previously developed by Turkish researchers was used to determine the perceptions of the students. Reliability analysis, Factor analysis of the scale items and statistical comparisons between groups based on age, grade and certain other characteristics were performed. Results: The average age of participants was 20.2¡À2.5. The Cronbach¡¯s Alpha Value was 0.90 after dropping two items of the original 31-item scale. The symbol dimension of the scale was scored at the lowest level indicating that the symbol is the strongest part of the organizational culture. The scale becomes more reliable when dropping two items, since the Cronbach¡¯s Alpha value has been increased from 0.89 to 0.90. The total scale and all its dimensions were stronger among 1st grade students than the older ones. Conclusions: Age, medical education and future concerns of students can be the possible explanations of the given difference. Key Words: Students, Medical, Organizational Culture, Education, Medical, Perception  Bir askeri t p fak¨¹ltesi   rencilerinin  rg¨¹t k¨¹lt¨¹r¨¹ alg lamalar ndaki farkl l klar  Ama : Bu  al  ma bir askeri t p fak¨¹ltesindeki  rg¨¹t k¨¹lt¨¹r¨¹ ile ilgili olarak t p fak¨¹ltesi   rencilerinin alg lamalar ndaki farkl l klar  belirlemeyi ve bunlar n muhtemel a  klamalar n  ortaya koymay  ama lam  t r. Y ntem: Toplam  205 olan 1,2ve 6. s n f askeri t p fak¨¹ltesi   rencileri 2008 y l  i erisinde  al  maya davet edilmi  ve 185   renci (kat l m oran  %90)  al  maya kat lm  t r. T¨¹rk ara t rmac lar taraf ndan daha  nce geli tirilmi  olan  rg¨¹t k¨¹lt¨¹r¨¹  l e i   rencilerin alg lamalar n  belirlemek ¨¹zere kullan lm  t r.  l e in g¨¹venirlik analizleri, fakt r analizi ve ba ta s n f, ya  olmak ¨¹zere belli de i kenlere g re gruplar aras  kar  la t rmalar yap lm  t r. Bulgular: Kat l mc lar n ya  ortalamas  20.2¡À2.5 dir. Orijinal 31 maddelik  l ekten 2 madde at ld ktan sonra  l e in Cronbach Alpha de eri 0.90 olarak bulunmu tur.  l e in sembol boyutu en d¨¹ ¨¹k puan  alm  t r ve  rg¨¹t k¨¹lt¨¹r¨¹n¨¹n en kuvvetli   esi oldu u anla  lm  t r.  l ek iki madde at ld ktan sonra Cronbach Alpha de eri 0.89 dan 0.90¡¯a y¨¹kseldi inden daha g¨¹ l¨¹ hale gelmi tir.Toplam  l ek ve di er t¨¹m boyutlar birinci s n f   renc
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