Differences in perceptions of medical undergraduates of a military medical school on organizational culture

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±2.5. 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 fakültesi rencilerinin rgüt kültürü alg lamalar ndaki farkl l klar Ama : Bu al ma bir askeri t p fakültesindeki rgüt kültürü ile ilgili olarak t p fakültesi 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 fakültesi rencileri 2008 y l i erisinde al maya davet edilmi ve 185 renci (kat l m oran %90) al maya kat lm t r. Türk ara t rmac lar taraf ndan daha nce geli tirilmi olan rgüt kültürü l e i rencilerin alg lamalar n belirlemek üzere kullan lm t r. l e in güvenirlik analizleri, fakt r analizi ve ba ta s n f, ya olmak üzere 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±2.5 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 dü ük puan alm t r ve rgüt kültürünün 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 yükseldi inden daha gü lü hale gelmi tir.Toplam l ek ve di er tüm boyutlar birinci s n f renc