Somaieh Mazroie; Mahmood Reza Dehghani; Nikoo Yamani; Sakineh Sabzevari
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Background: Accreditation is one of the most important ways of guaranteeing the quality of medical education.Objectives: T he aim of this study was to determine medical university deputies’ and managers’ perspectives on the outcomes of institutional accreditation in Iran.Methods: T his was ...
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Background: Accreditation is one of the most important ways of guaranteeing the quality of medical education.Objectives: T he aim of this study was to determine medical university deputies’ and managers’ perspectives on the outcomes of institutional accreditation in Iran.Methods: T his was a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted as a census to assess the views of the deputies and managers of 65 medical universities in Iran on the outcomes of institutional accreditation. T he research tool was a questionnaire consisting of items about institutional accreditation standards in various fields, which was provided to deputies and managers via email or in person. After data collection, data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22.Results: T he results showed that from the perspectives of medical university deputies and managers, the outcomes of institutional accreditation were satisfactory in the dimensions of mission, management and goals, resources and facilities, faculty members, and student and cultural activities. Also, the outcomes were reported relatively satisfactory in research and staff training dimensions. T he dimensions of staff training and resources and facilities had the lowest (60.34 ±17.22), and highest (73.83 ±15.12) mean scores, respectively.Conclusion: Deputies and managers believed that institutional accreditation had satisfactory impacts on some areas according to the available resources and facilities. Since these areas have a close relationship, the desirability of each area also boosts other dimensions, which ultimately upgrades university credit and qualification.
Leila Vali; Yunes Jahani; Parinaz Khalili; Morteza Sahebi
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Background Many factors involve in the process of education i.e., the teacher, curriculum, and learning environment. The educational climate has an exact and tangible relationship with the expectations and perceptions of students, especially students of medical sciences universities, and particularly, ...
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Background Many factors involve in the process of education i.e., the teacher, curriculum, and learning environment. The educational climate has an exact and tangible relationship with the expectations and perceptions of students, especially students of medical sciences universities, and particularly, the graduate ones. Objectives The current study aimed at investigating the relationship between learning environment and expectations of graduate students at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Methods The present cross sectional study was conducted on 193 graduate students from April to July 2017. The subjects were selected by stratified random sampling and weighting methods from each faculty. Data were collected through Dundee ready education environment measure (DREEM) and SERVQUAL instruments. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression and Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS. P < 0.05 was considered as the level of significance. Results Among the subjects, 62.2% were male and 52.0% single; however, 76.2% were masters’ students and 23.8% PhD candidates. From the students’ point of view, the educational climate had a better status among the learning environment dimensions. In terms of students’ expectations and perceptions of the learning environment, the tangibles and the client consideration dimensions got the highest mean scores as 42.8 and 88.8, respectively. There was a significant relationship between marital status and learning environment (P = 0.04). There was also a significant relationship between students’ perception of educational services and their semester number (P = 0.04). Conclusions It is better to use student-centered viewpoints in educational planning. Students’ satisfaction can be improves by providing appropriate learning spaces and optimizing the existing ones. Adjusting students’ expectations by familiarizing them with the line and staff constraints in higher education can play a significant role in enhancing the quality of educational services.
Roghayeh Valipour Khajehghyasi; Seied Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari; Leila Shahbaznejad
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Background Interprofessional education is an approach aimed at preparing healthcare staff to provide patients with better services in a participatory atmosphere. As such, interprofessional teaching and learning across healthcare professions is very important. Considering the key role of faculty members ...
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Background Interprofessional education is an approach aimed at preparing healthcare staff to provide patients with better services in a participatory atmosphere. As such, interprofessional teaching and learning across healthcare professions is very important. Considering the key role of faculty members in advancing the goals of interprofessional education, the present study sought to examine perceptions among faculty members about the concept of interprofessional education. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study involved faculty members of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The interdisciplinary education perception scale (IEPS) was used to collect information. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (t-test, Independent t-test and analysis of variance), and P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results The mean perception score of interprofessional education among faculty members was 3.71 ± 0.44. Although there was no significant difference between the perceptions of female and male faculty members towards interprofessional education (P = 0.104), there was a significant difference between the perception of members of different faculties towards interprofessional education (P = 0.037). In addition, there were significant differences among faculty members in perception towards interprofessional education (P < 0.001) according to their history of educational activity. Conclusions Considering the positive attitude of faculty members towards interprofessional education in the present study, the readiness of students for interprofessional learning in other studies and the positive implications of this educational approach in different areas of health care, it seems that educational planners in the field of medical education must investigate strategies and remove obstacles to implementation of interprofessional education in order to pave the way for its adoption in this domain.
Mohammad Amini; Hamid Rahimi; Zahra Gholamian
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 38-48
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Background & Objective: Classroom management is a key variable in creating a desirable environment for students training and learning Today equipping professors with managerial skills in planning for professional education especially medical education is necessary Thus the aim of this research ...
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Background & Objective: Classroom management is a key variable in creating a desirable environment for students training and learning Today equipping professors with managerial skills in planning for professional education especially medical education is necessary Thus the aim of this research was to investigate classroom management styles of faculty members in Kashan University of Medical Sciences Iran Methods: This was a descriptive survey The statistical population consisted of all faculty members of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (n = 182) Through stratified random sampling method 114 individuals were selected We used a standard questionnaire to assess classroom management styles The questionnaire consisted of 25 4point items and 3 styles of education management (questions 1 to 13) people management (questions 14 to 21) and behavior management (questions 22 to 25) based on 3 approaches (interventional interactive noninterventional) The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using content validity The reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed using Cronbachs alpha coefficient ( ;alpha = 082) Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (frequency percentage and mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (ANOVA and Students independent t tests) Results: The mean of each classroom management style was higher than the estimated average (25) The highest average was that of education management style (275) Based on the obtained means classroom management (6828) was an interventional approach Conclusion: Findings showed that university faculty members respectively have the highest regard for education management and people management and the least regard for behavior management
Ali-Akbar Haghdoost; Behnam Sadeghirad; Mahasti Alizadeh; Mahmoud Reza Dehghani; Tahereh Eslaminejad; Hajar Shafian; Mahasti Alizadeh; Roqhayeh Ershad Sarabi
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 120-129
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Background & Objective: In compatibility with the progress of universities and expansion of knowledge and science around the world Iran has also had significant academic progress in recent years However the vision of Iran for the following decades is very ambitious Much has to be achieved to reach ...
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Background & Objective: In compatibility with the progress of universities and expansion of knowledge and science around the world Iran has also had significant academic progress in recent years However the vision of Iran for the following decades is very ambitious Much has to be achieved to reach the highest position in the region in development economy science and technology This qualitative study was designed to explore the strengths and weaknesses of universities Methods: This qualitative study had three phases In the first phase we explored the topic in brain storming sessions Then the themes raised in phase one were discussed deeply in unstructured interviews with selective experts around the country In the last phase we asked 30 selective academic staff from different medical sciences universities to categorize the issues based on their importance and their solutions using Delphi method Results: Our findings showed that improvement of international affairs were frequently stressed by our respondents In this domain the English skills of academic staff and students big revision in rules and regulations and encouraging the establishment of close scientific communication with academic organizations around the world were highlighted In addition most respondents believed that problems were understandable but our main conflicts were in finding applicable solutions and implementing decisions Conclusion: Our results showed that for a better presentation of Iranian universities in the international environment a new approach to long term reform programs is necessary In this plan special attention must be paid to the educational and research infrastructures
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; Seyed Davoud Nasrollah pour Shirvani; Mohamad Reza Maleki; Shahram Tofighi; Mohammad Javad Kabir; Nahid Jafari
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 151-158
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Background & Objective : Education and improvement of human resources is a kind of investment in organizations and have a key role in improving their performance and productivity This study was conducted to determine the rate of managerial trainings among managers and chief experts in health deputies ...
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Background & Objective : Education and improvement of human resources is a kind of investment in organizations and have a key role in improving their performance and productivity This study was conducted to determine the rate of managerial trainings among managers and chief experts in health deputies of Iran Medical Sciences Universities and its relation to demographic and institutional factors Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted in spring 2011 Sample population was managers and experts of Health Deputies of Medical Sciences Universities in Iran Thirteen universities were selected by random systematic and stratified sampling and their managers and chief experts were interviewed by using a questionnaire consisted of demographic and organizational variables as well as 40 managementrelated topics Results: A total of 293 managers and chief experts were studied Among 40 studied management topics only in 8 topics over than 40% had been trained and in 32 remained topics the rate of trained individuals varied from 1% to 40% The rate of education showed significant relationship with the grade of university and subjects sex age work experience educational level and field taking MPH courses and current work location and position (p
Somayeh Noori Hekmat; Mohamad Reza Maleki; Hamid Reza Baradaran Attarmoghadam; Reza Dehnavieh
Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2010, , Pages 181-184
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Background & Objective : Nowadays immigration of health care graduates is one of the most important challenges for which health care policy makers should try to find a solution Hence t his study was conducted to determine the most significant contributors to immigration of graduates to foreign ...
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Background & Objective : Nowadays immigration of health care graduates is one of the most important challenges for which health care policy makers should try to find a solution Hence t his study was conducted to determine the most significant contributors to immigration of graduates to foreign countries Methods : In this crosssectional study conducted on the students of Iran University of Medical sciences 407 students were selected using stratified sampling method Data was collected using a questionnaire its validity was already confirmed by experts and its internal consistency reliability was calculated by Chronbachs alpha (r=089) Results : According to the study samples point of view the highest scores were given to economic factors with the mean score ( ± SD) of 431 ( ± 03) out of 5 while official and educational factors ( =429 SD=05) professional factors ( =404 SD=07) globalization ( =345 SD=068) social factors ( =333 SD=077) and cul tural factors ( =326 SD=11) were in the next steps Conclusion: Our results suggest that policymakers should consider significant factors such as economic and educational ones to maintain expert health care workforce In planning such strategies one must focus on expanding educational and career opportunities It is also recommended that Iranian health policymakers notice issues like oversaturation of job market in some especial fields
Seifollah BorjianBorujeni; Hedayatollah Shirzad; Soleiman kheiri; Zahra Haghshenas; Hossein Mirzavand; Ahmad Beigi; Bijan Nekouee
Volume 6, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 50-56
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Background & Objective : An educational council one of the most important parts of each university plays the main role in solving students educational problems This study was aimed to analyze the students educational problems in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences according to the councils ...
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Background & Objective : An educational council one of the most important parts of each university plays the main role in solving students educational problems This study was aimed to analyze the students educational problems in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences according to the councils minutes from 2002 to 2005 Methods : In this study 333 cases of the students educational problems were extracted from the minutes of 66 educational councils meetings during a period of four years They were analyzed according to the students study field level turn (morning or evening courses) sex and the state of being native Results : Among all request for omitting a course educational leave and registering a course were the most frequent problems Non native students educational problems were more than native ones (68% and 43% respectively) and males problems (98%) were more than females (38%) (p=00001) Educational problems among students of medicine (84%) radiology (76%) and field of fighting against diseases (59%) were more frequent than others The difference between the frequency of problems in the students attending morning classes (53%) and those attending evening classes (52%) was not significant Conclusion : This study revealed that the students educational problems were different in various study fields There were significantly more problems in male and non native students (who are less supported by the families) compared to female and native ones Family financial and health problems lack of enough knowledge among students and tutors about educational rules stood amongst the most important factors leading to the students educational problems
Farangis Shoghi Shafagh Aria; Aboulfat Lameei; Reza Labbaf Ghasemie; Mahmood Ekrami
Volume 6, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 74-80
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Background & Objective : Total Quality Management (TQM) is a new approach to management which must be implemented gradually during some stages The first step is to create readiness for change conducting quality management is not possible before acquiring enough readiness This study was conducted ...
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Background & Objective : Total Quality Management (TQM) is a new approach to management which must be implemented gradually during some stages The first step is to create readiness for change conducting quality management is not possible before acquiring enough readiness This study was conducted to evaluate the readiness of Iran Universities of Medical Sciences for conducting Total Quality Management (TQM) according to educational managers point of view Methods : In this descriptive study the participants were all educational managers of 34 Universities of Medical Sciences including 314 vice chancellors for educational affairs heads of Medical Education Development Centers deans and provice chancellors for education Data was collected using a researchermade questionnaire containing 27 questions about 11 signs of readiness Results : The results of this study revealed that considering readiness for conducting Total Quality Management 9% of the universities were moderate (50 to 59% of the score) 79% were approximately good (60 to 69% of the score) and 12% were good (70 to 73% of the score ) The mean score for universities readiness was 645% Readiness for applying TQM philosophy in behavior had the highest score while readiness for allocating resources had the lowest score (78% and 4786% respectively) Conclusion : The results imply that the universities have had an improving trend and an appropriate atmosphere is ready for conducting Total Quality Management
Ashraf Adhami; Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2009, , Pages 94-101
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Background & Objective : Consultation is an effective factor in solving students problems Providing insufficient guidance and consultation may prevent achieving educational goals This study was conducted to evaluate students points of view about faculty members performance in providing consultation ...
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Background & Objective : Consultation is an effective factor in solving students problems Providing insufficient guidance and consultation may prevent achieving educational goals This study was conducted to evaluate students points of view about faculty members performance in providing consultation and educational guidance Kerman University of Medical Sciences Methods: In this crosssectional study senior students of all fields in 6 schools of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (490 members) were asked to fill in a researchermade questionnaire which its validity and reliability were already confirmed Results : According to the students point of view among maximum score of 4 the highest mean score belonged to “signing and controlling course selection and other forms” (347) This was followed by “presence of the consultant professor in announced hours” (319) and “speaking with students about educational rules” (315) The least scores were given to “analysis of educational slump” “encouraging students to correct educational pitfalls” and “analysis of educational improvement” (23 235 and 24 accordingly) Only 207% of the students completely knew in what fields and how to get help from their consultant professor 234 percent believed that lack of enough consultation led to their educational problems while 243% were not satisfied with consultation at all Conclusion : Our findings showed that students and faculty members are not familiar with consultant professors duties and consultation Probably consultant professors dont do their duties appropriately To improve the quality of consultation and guidance it is necessary to consider consultation as a scientific entity which needs education and a scientifically competent responsible
Ghanbar Rouhi; Seyyed Abedin Hoseini; Mohammad Taghi Badeleh; Hosein Rahmani
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2008, , Pages 77-83
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Background & Objective : Human resources and their education is the core of development in different fields and motivation is the driving engine of learning Since changing in learners behavior needs to assess motivation related factors and their efficacy This research was aimed to study some factors ...
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Background & Objective : Human resources and their education is the core of development in different fields and motivation is the driving engine of learning Since changing in learners behavior needs to assess motivation related factors and their efficacy This research was aimed to study some factors affecting on students motivation in Golestan University of Medical Sciences Methods : In 2006 this descriptiveanalytic study was carried out on the students (n=535) who have at least passed one semester of clinical training course Data were collected by the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS) and a researcher made questionnaire dealing with the related factors (the students welfare office college education educational and therapeutic center and career prospects) which its validity and reliability was approved Results : Among 474 participated subjects (response rate 886%) 732% are females no one was totally unmotivated and most of them (525%) are motivated There were direct weak and significant relationships between educational motivation and four related factors (P=0001) but it is not true for gender and field of study The least correlation factor (r=014) is related to educational and therapeutic center and the most to college education (r=024) Conclusion : In spite of the significant correlation between motivation and four related factors and below moderate motivation in 469% of the students we suggest universities educational authorities to pay enough attention to these points Although the career prospect is out of universities areas of responsibility and it seeks a great national attempt
