Medical Teachers’ Roles from the Students’ Perspective: A Moroccan National Survey-based Study

Abstract

Background: The present study aimed to explore medical students’ expectations from their teachers in Moroccan medical schools, regarding their primary educational roles. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to medical students from the five main public medical schools in Morocco using a snowball sampling strategy. Results: Two thousand four hundred and eighteen complete answers were collected and analyzed. The respondents gave the highest scores to “information provider” and the lowest scores to “Planner.” When asked about their most preferred role they would want to see in their teachers, 40.6% of the respondents chose “Facilitator.” Conclusion: These results highlight that Moroccan medical schools should become more invested in training their faculty members to meet the rapidly changing demands and requirements of modern medical education.