The basic teacher’s qualities in opinion of the medical students

Abstract

The article discusses the results of the survey of medical students of two St. Petersburg universities about the basic teacher’s qualities. The questionnaire contained 37 characteristics. They were distributed into 4 blocks: professional competency, organizational qualities, personal qualities, communication. The professional competency and some communication skills were the most important qualities. The least important qualities were personal qualities, such as “image, style of clothing”, “charm”, “integrity”. In this survey the optimal teacher’s age and the optimal style of communication from the point of view of the students were evaluated. Regarding the age of the lecturer, 70 % reported that it did not matter. The preferable style of communication was the democratic style. Refs 9. Figs 3. Tables 3.