Level of Satisfaction among Continuing Medical Education Participants of e-Learning Programs at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2010

Introduction: modification in medicine and medical education has led to the use of newteaching methods and learning-based tendency in education. continuing medical education,as an indispensable part of a physician’s life, is one of the best fields of medicaleducation that can use electronic learning. regarding the increasing development of theseprograms, this study aims to examine the satisfaction of the participant with the program.methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study includes 50 participants. a questionnaireincluding questions about personal characteristics and satisfaction of the participants withthe program was distributed. the gathered data was analyzed by spss. reliability of scaleby cronbach’s alpha was 0.90. results: using friedman test the highest score was for theclarity of educational objectives, advantage of electronic programs and satisfaction withregistration method and the cost and the lowest one was that of the cost compared to classroomprograms. no significant difference between men and women satisfaction level wasobserved (p=0.265). there was significant correlation between satisfaction and degree ofstudy (p=0.038). conclusion: based on the results of the study the participant were satisfiedwith the program. if there is a well designed e-learning program, it will motivate thelearners to be active participants.