Priorities and Need Assessment Study in Mashhad Medical students

Introduction: University students are of those valuable classes of society whom care for their needs on campus is of great importance. This study aimed to investigate and prioritize several needs of medical students in a variety of fields such as education, socio-political, cultural, religious, Literary, artistic and guild. Method: To achieve the goals of the study, a survey was conducted and quantitative approach was used. For this purpose, 394 Medical students of Mashhad University were assessed in 2016. A self-made questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale of 55 questions was prepared and its reliability and validity were assessed and approved. Results: Results showed that among different needs of students, educational needs are on the highest demands. After that, the guild needs of students such as vouchers for buying textbooks were placed second. Literary-artistic needs, socio-political needs and religious needs of students are the next priorities respectively. Conclusion: Educational needs being the top priority in medical students represents a high potential of medical students for scientific development that university officials should seriously consider important. Students also demand fun and pleasant programs such as celebrations, musical performances and ritual ceremonies at the university.