Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Technical efficiency of Shiraz school of medicine in research and education domains: a data envelopment analysis

SOMAYEH DELAVARI; RITA REZAEE; NAHID HATAM; SAJAD DELAVARI

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 13-20

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Introduction: Efficiency evaluation of universities and facultiesis one of the tools that help managers to identify the departments’strengths and weakness. The main objective of the ... Read More

Current state of professional and core competency in pediatric residency program at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: A local survey

SEDIGHEH EBRAHIMI; RITA REZAEE

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2015, , Pages 183-188

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Introduction: Accreditation assesses performance, or capacity toperform, against predetermined standards. It typically combinesexternal quality assurance, through a process of peers ... Read More Introduction: Accreditation assesses performance, or capacity toperform, against predetermined standards. It typically combinesexternal quality assurance, through a process of peers review,with elements of self-regulation through internal and selfdirectedassessment. This study is an attempt to identify thequality of pediatrics residency educational programs regardingpredetermined standards.Methods: This descriptive-analytical evaluation study of appliedtype was conducted during 2010 and 2011 in the pediatrics departmentof Shiraz Medical School, Iran. The assessment process occurredin several phases; at first an assessment model for a residencyeducational development and a series of educational criteria andindices were created based on WFME Standards. Multiple methodsincluding a self-assessment questionnaire and several checklistswere used to collect data, whereas systematic site visit, peer reviewand document reviewing were conducted with survey team. Due tolimitation of the statistical society, all faculty members (n=34) andresidents (n=41) of the pediatric department were asked to completethe survey. At last, descriptive and deductive statistics data analysiswas performed using SPSS version 14.Results: According to the records available in assessing programquality, it seems that the input criteria were desirable for theprogram based on the residents’ viewpoints (86.6%).There wereproper physical facilities for them to meet the residency programgoals. The study indicated that the learning environment neededto be revised for the educational needs (Likert scale: 2.96±1.05).The peer evaluation team demonstrated achievement of missionfulfillment in the context of the objectives and indicators bymeeting the desired themes. In spite of some weaknesses inthe process criteria, the criteria for output indicators were goodaccording to the report (more than desired level of 75-80%).Conclusion: Accreditation is an important step towards strengtheningthe quality of educational programs. According to this study thecurrent status of the pediatrics department of Shiraz Universityof Medical Sciences was desirable leading to a satisfactory levelin general. However, additional educational development will beneeded in order to achieve a widespread change and improvement.Keywords: Accreditation; Standard; Pediatric

Educational needs of family physicians in the domains of health and conformity with continuing education in Fasa University of Medical Sciences

NAHID ZARIF SANAIEY; SAHAR KARAMNEJAD; RITA REZAEE

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 84-89

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of planning. According to the family physician’s idea, evaluatingprograms in order to improve them is one of the necessities ofpromoting quality and increases the efficiency and effectivenessof ... Read More of planning. According to the family physician’s idea, evaluatingprograms in order to improve them is one of the necessities ofpromoting quality and increases the efficiency and effectivenessof continuing education. This study aimed to determinefamily physicians’ educational needs regarding health and itsapplicability in continuous medical education in Fasa Universityof Medical Sciences.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, viewpoints of 45 generalphysicians working at Fasa University of Medical Sciences in2013 were studied. Samples were selected through census. Datacollection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire using10-point Likert scale and a checklist with Delphi technique.Content validity of the questionnaire and its reliability wereconfirmed by the experts’ opinion and Cronbach’s alpha of 80%.The data were analyzed through SPSS software version 16, usingboth descriptive and inferential statistics (mean and standarddeviation, standard score (SQ), t-test, ANOVAs). A significancelevel of <0.05 was considered.Results: The highest educational priority was in the field ofmental health (SQ=0.38), and environmental and professionalhealth was the lowest priority (SQ=_0.24). Additionally, withineach of the areas above specific priorities were determined. Basedon the results of this study, gender, graduation date, cooperationtime, and university they were educated in did not affectexpressing educational needs (p>0.05). The most educationalconformity with continuing education was in the diseases area(topic 27%, content 37%). In the areas of environmental andprofessional health and health education, compliance was zero.Conclusions: The physicians stated that mental health was thefirst educational need and environmental and professional healthwas the last one. According to the results, proper continuingmedical programs should be coordinated with educational needs.Keywords: Needs assessment; Physicians; Family; Health; Education

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Technical efficiency of Shiraz school of medicine in research and education domains: a data envelopment analysis

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Current state of professional and core competency in pediatric residency program at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: A local survey

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Educational needs of family physicians in the domains of health and conformity with continuing education in Fasa University of Medical Sciences

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