Cetin Toraman, Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Merkez/Çanakkale, Turkey,
Croat Med J. 2020 Oct 31;61(5):391-400. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2020.61.391.
To determine the level of professional commitment of medical students by developing and applying a new scale.
The study enrolled 999 students of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Medicine. Factor analysis, reliability analysis, and item analysis were performed based on the classical test theory and item response theory. The data obtained through scale application were analyzed using factorial ANOVA.
The Commitment to Profession of Medicine Scale was identified as a unidimensional scale consisting of nine items. The scale in its present form explained 51% of the variance in commitment t.o profession of medicine. The reliability was 0.88. The scale application revealed that female students had higher commitment than male students. The highest level of commitment was observed in third- and first-year students, students with the lowest level of family income, and students whose ideal profession was medicine.
There are many factors affecting professional commitment levels of university students. Therefore, it is of great importance to examine students' commitment at an early stage. In addition, the experiences of students during university years are important since they directly affect the commitment level. Considering these factors, teachers should support their students and strive to increase their commitment levels.
通过开发和应用新量表来确定医学生的专业承诺水平。
本研究纳入了恰纳卡莱 18 马拉蒂亚大学医学院的 999 名学生。基于经典测试理论和项目反应理论，进行了因子分析、信度分析和项目分析。通过量表应用获得的数据采用析因方差分析进行分析。
医学职业承诺量表被确定为一个由 9 个项目组成的单维度量表。该量表目前的形式解释了对医学职业承诺的 51%的方差。信度为 0.88。量表应用表明，女学生比男学生有更高的承诺。在三年级和一年级学生、家庭收入最低的学生以及理想职业是医学的学生中，表现出最高的承诺水平。
影响大学生专业承诺水平的因素很多。因此，早期检查学生的承诺水平非常重要。此外，学生在大学期间的经历也很重要，因为它们直接影响承诺水平。考虑到这些因素，教师应该支持学生并努力提高他们的承诺水平。
