investigating the hidden curriculum from the perspective of mazandaran para-medical students

Introduction: the present study aims at investigating the hidden curriculum indicators in mazandaran medical sciences university (sari’s para-medical school) from the perspective of the university students. methods: this study has been conducted on a study population comprised of sari’s para-medical school (n=217) during the academic year of 2016-2017. the information collection tool was the hidden curriculum questionnaire containing 36 items. the data were analyzed with spss.v.16 using single- variable t-test, normality test, variance analysis test, levene test and independent t-test. findings: the findings indicated that the hidden curriculum enjoys a rank some 3.96 higher than intermediate. also, there was not found any significant difference between the students’ perspectives (gender-based) regarding the hidden curriculum stance but there was found a significant difference between the students’ perspectives regarding hidden curriculum (based on study fields). conclusion: according to the scientific and social problems with which the universities are faced, the students’ perspectives are reflective of their positive appraisal of the hidden curriculum in para-medical schools.