Effective dimensions in the design of educational clinic environments from the perspective of medical students' vitality from the perspective of experts

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maryam nematollahi ¹ , Maryam Ghasemi Sichani ² , Bahram Saleh Sadeghpour ³

1 - Department of Architecture, ShK.C, Islamic Azad University, ShahreKord, Iran
2 - Faculty Member, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University,Iran
3 - Associate Professor as a Member of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran

Received: 2025-03-28 Accepted : 2025-05-25 Published : 2025-06-15

Keywords: Architectural design, teaching clinics, vitality , satisfaction, medical students,

Abstract :

The physical environment of teaching clinics includes elements whose improvement will improve the quality of the teaching clinic space as well as better perception and satisfaction of medical students. The purpose of this study is to explain the effective dimensions in the design of educational clinics' environment from the perspective of experts. In this study, the Delphi-hybrid research method was used and the study population was architecture and medical education experts. Theoretical and snowball methods were used to select the samples, and the interview sample size included 23 experts. With the help of open and axial coding technique and the formation of content target table, a researcher-made questionnaire was formed in the form of 110 questions and completed by experts in two stages. Finally, the results were extracted using Q-factor analysis. Based on the findings, the most influential factors on the design of educational clinics environment from the experts' perspective were located in the four dimensions of color, light, natural green space and artificial green space. The color dimension includes four categories: "the role of color compatibility with space, the role of color in vitality, the separation of the field or space with color, and the diversification of space with color in educational and therapeutic spaces," and the light dimension includes two categories: the role of light and the diversification of space with light. The results of this study indicate that the four dimensions of color, light, natural green space, and green space play a key role in creating and improving a desirable learning environment in educational clinics and affect the vitality and satisfaction of medical students. As a result, the learning environment is an important aspect of the medical education program that must be considered at all stages of education.

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