The students’ attitude of Aja University of Medical Sciences toward the idealistic management model

Background: Attitude toward management models plays a significant role in the organization's progress and the health of human capital. Since the students of the Aja University of Medical Sciences will play a key role in managing the military health institutes and providing health for army personnel and their families in the future, so this study was conducted to investigate the students’ attitude of Aja University of Medical Sciences toward the “Idealistic Management Model". Materials and methods: This descriptive-analytic study was performed in 2017. Totally, 364 students of Aja University of Medical Sciences were recruited by simple random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess the attitude of subjects towards the “Idealistic Management Model”. The content and face validity of the questionnaire were confirmed. Results: The total score of students’ attitude toward the “Idealistic Management Model” was 134.68±18.27. Most of the subjects (64%) had a very favorable attitude toward this model. There was a significant negative correlation between age and educational grade with different dimensions and the total score of the “Idealistic Management Model” (p<0.05). Also, there was a significant difference between the college type and the dimensions of managerial and personality competency (p<0.05). Also, there was a significant difference between the field of study with managerial competency and personality competency with a total score of “Idealistic Management Model” (p<0.05). Conclusion: The students had a very desirable attitude towards the “Idealistic Management Model”. More studies to assess the attitude of other students and personnel in other setting are recommended.