Background
and Objective: The
learning quality of students would be increased provided that university
professors and academy members utilize appropriately communication skills.
Therefore, this study was conducted in order to investigate the status and
level of communication skills of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
(RUMS) faculty members.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a two-part
questionnaire was used. The first section has been designated to demographic
questions including gender, age, the history of teaching, the administrative
type of engagement, academic rank, number of presented credits, administrative
duties, department, school and participation in communication skills workshops.
The second part consisted of questions of Communication Skills Test-Revised
based on Likert's five-choice scale. The data were analyzed by
descriptive and analytical statistical methods including correlation
coefficient, and comparison of means tests.
Results: The score of communication skills
in our study was equal to 92.56±7.25. There was no statistically significant
relation between communication skills score and variables such as age, gender,
the history of teaching, the number of presented credits, department, school,
academic rank, administrative duties, the administrative type of engagement,
and participation in communication skills workshops.
Conclusion: Overall,the level of communication skills of RUMS
faculty members was determined as intermediate compared to that of their
colleagues in other Iranian universities. The results emphasize that academy
members need to be educated more for these skills.
Key words: Communication skill, Academy
member, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Funding: this study did not
have any supported.
Conflict of interest: None
declared.
Ethical approval: This project was approved in and financially supported by
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. The authors declare that they have no
conflict of interests.
How to cite this article: Rezaeian M, Zare-Bidaki M, Bakhtar M,
Kargar S. A Survey on Communication Skills of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Faculty
Members in 2013. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(5): 417-26. [Farsi]
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