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BACKGROUND: The first step to properly designing image retrieval systems with the aim of meetingthe needs of students and researchers is to be fully aware of their behavior in the face of thesesystems and image resources. The purpose of this study is to identify image retrieval behavior ofmedical students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is an applied research that has been done by descriptive‑surveymethod. The statistical population of this study is 816 general(clinical) medical students who are studyingin the fourth and fifth years. Using Morgan and Krejcie table, the number of statistical sample memberswas 265 who were selected using random sampling method. Research data have been gathered usinga questionnaire (researcher made) and then analyzed using SPSS22 software.RESULTS: The findings showed that 78.1% of students consider the use of images in classpresentations or scientific reporting as the most important reason. According to 73.6% of respondents,the highest rate of image search is in the form of videos. About 76.2% of them consider generalsearch engines to be the most common source for receiving images. For this purpose, only 3.8% ofstudents refer to the librarians. Among the databases from which medical images can be obtained,the most well‑known source was the Springer website, which 30.6% of respondents were familiar.CONCLUSION: The process of meeting the image‑seeking needs is influenced by various individual,social, and other factors. This study can improve this process by providing the necessary suggestionsto medical students, for eliminating barriers and problems in accessing reliable resources and visualinformation they require, to clarify the necessity of promoting technical knowledge to search accuratelyand to help for finding solutions to medical and treatment educational centers to have access toreliable and up‑to‑date information.