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Medical Students' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship
Abstract
Aim: International health organizations influence global health governance, emergency response, humanitarian action, health policy, health financing, and professional standards. This study aimed to evaluate fifth-year medical students’ self-perceived knowledge, perceptions, and engagement intentions regarding international health organizations. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among fifth-year medical students enrolled in the Medicine and Leadership clerkship. A researcher-developed questionnaire assessed self-perceived knowledge, attitudes/perceptions, and participation intentions regarding international health organizations. One negatively worded attitude item was reverse coded before scoring. Internal consistency, exploratory factor analytic performance, bivariate comparisons, correlations, and multivariable linear regression were examined. Results: A total of 233 students participated. Internal consistency was high for the total instrument (Cronbach alpha 0.904) and for the knowledge (alpha 0.917), attitudes/perceptions (alpha 0.813), and participation intention (alpha 0.890) domains. Mean domain scores were 2.73 ± 0.75 for knowledge, 3.78 ± 0.57 for attitudes/perceptions, and 3.72 ± 0.79 for participation intentions. The data were suitable for exploratory analysis (KMO = 0.884, Bartlett chi-square (325)= 3826.10, p<0.001), and a three-component solution explained 57.8% of total variance. The reverse coded item showed weak loading and reduced the reliability of the attitudes/perceptions domain; alpha increased from 0.813 to 0.862 after item deletion. Conclusion: Fifth-year medical students demonstrated positive attitudes and engagement intentions toward international health organizations despite only moderate self-perceived knowledge. The findings support the integration of global health governance, international organizations, and applied engagement opportunities into undergraduate medical education.
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Ethical Statement
Ethical approval was obtained from the Gazi University Ethics Commission (Date: 23.12.2025, No: 2025-2237). Data were collected after ethics approval. Administrative permission for data collection was obtained from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. Participation was voluntary. Students were informed about the purpose of the study, anonymity of responses, and their right not to participate. Informed consent was obtained before completion of the questionnaire.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Medical Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
October 17, 2026
Submission Date
July 1, 2026
Acceptance Date
September 22, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 3
APA
Küçük Biçer, B., Nayir, T., & Coşkun, Ö. (2026). Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship. Medical Research Reports, 9(3), 193-208. https://doi.org/10.55517/mrr.1982527
AMA
1.Küçük Biçer B, Nayir T, Coşkun Ö. Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship. MRR. 2026;9(3):193-208. doi:10.55517/mrr.1982527
Chicago
Küçük Biçer, Burcu, Tufan Nayir, and Özlem Coşkun. 2026. “Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship”. Medical Research Reports 9 (3): 193-208. https://doi.org/10.55517/mrr.1982527.
EndNote
Küçük Biçer B, Nayir T, Coşkun Ö (October 1, 2026) Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship. Medical Research Reports 9 3 193–208.
IEEE
[1]B. Küçük Biçer, T. Nayir, and Ö. Coşkun, “Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship”, MRR, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 193–208, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.55517/mrr.1982527.
ISNAD
Küçük Biçer, Burcu - Nayir, Tufan - Coşkun, Özlem. “Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship”. Medical Research Reports 9/3 (October 1, 2026): 193-208. https://doi.org/10.55517/mrr.1982527.
JAMA
1.Küçük Biçer B, Nayir T, Coşkun Ö. Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship. MRR. 2026;9:193–208.
MLA
Küçük Biçer, Burcu, et al. “Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship”. Medical Research Reports, vol. 9, no. 3, Oct. 2026, pp. 193-08, doi:10.55517/mrr.1982527.
Vancouver
1.Burcu Küçük Biçer, Tufan Nayir, Özlem Coşkun. Medical Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Engagement Intentions Regarding International Health Organizations: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Leadership Clerkship. MRR. 2026 Oct. 1;9(3):193-208. doi:10.55517/mrr.1982527