study skills of medical university students

background: academic achievement depends on the knowledge and application of effective study skills. the aim of this study was to investigate the student’s study skills of golestan university of medical sciences, iran. methods: 558 students enrolled in the study via census sampling in the year 2008-2009. the data was collected using congos´ study skills inventory. to analyze the data, independent t-test, anova and pearson correlation coefficient were used.   findings: the mean score of skills was 2.45 ± 0.39 out of 4. the participants were classified in three groups of weak (45.4%), moderate (53.4%), and sufficient skills (2.2%). there was a significant relation between study skills and gender (p < 0.05). there was also a positive correlation between gpa and study skills (r = 0.13). skill scores of the fresh were significantly higher than the students from higher terms (p < 0.05).   conclusion: the majority of students had insufficient and moderate levels of study skills. it seems that study skills workshop is a necessity for students and even as a part of university curriculum.