preceptorship approach in internship and clinical clerkship of medical sciences students

Background: this study examined the level of satisfaction of medical and public health students in the management and supervision of preceptorship in health internships. method: in this cross-sectional study, all students who have passed their health apprenticeship and internship courses under preceptorship supervision (from 2019 to 2021) were chosen via census method as the study sample (n=208). a modified nursing clinical facilitator questionnaire was used for data collection. data analysis was done using spss 20 through the t-test, anova, and pearson correlation coefficient. results: the mean age of the subjects was 23.41±2.46 years, the average academic gpa was 16.85±1.35. the mean satisfaction score with the preceptorship program among public health students was 104.34±23.32 and among medical students was 100.45±24.05. the largest mean was related to the items &the feedback and guidelines of preceptor are honest and correct (10.4±1.10)& and &preceptor does her best to keep the client’s secrets confidential and also reminds students to observe this issue (4.50±1.11)&. the lowest mean was related to the items &the preceptor gives me the sufficient opportunity for independence in tasks (3.86±1.09)& and &the preceptor attempts to determine and investigate my learning needs and do the training accordingly (3.86±1.11)&.conclusion: this approach could receive a desirable student satisfaction score based on the findings. thus, the sustenance of this approach can have a good effect on students’ training skills. it is suggested that it be implemented and its impact in other fields and internship courses be examined.