Swiss Medical Weekly
Volume 135, Issue 39-40, 2005, Pages 594-598

Foreign students in Germany: A comparative report of satisfaction with medical behavioral sciences education (Article)

Hanna M.*
  • a Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Hospital, Rheinland Westfalen Technical University, Aachen, Germany, Department of Public Health, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 411 E. 69th St., New York, NY, United States

Abstract

Since it is a challenge to study in a foreign country, educators might wonder how foreign students feel about their studies. Through our quantitative student evaluation of classes on Medical Psychology & Research Methodology and on Doctor/Patient Communication, I found that foreign students had a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their studies than their German peers. Reflections are offered as to why our foreign students were so much more satisfied with these courses than their German peers, and the implications of these findings are discussed. This paper thus aims to stimulate further research on how international students view their medical education.

Author Keywords

International students Undergraduate medical education Student satisfaction Germany Foreign students

Index Keywords

evaluation perception teacher Germany Foreign Professional Personnel human medical student Behavioral Sciences behavioral science Humans male female questionnaire medical education Article Questionnaires adult Consumer Satisfaction normal human quantitative analysis satisfaction Education, Medical, Undergraduate

Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-28944439635&partnerID=40&md5=1792029dca63af25d63521c4962bb4f6

ISSN: 14247860
Original Language: English