The Evaluation of the Medical School Faculty of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Based on the CIPP Model in 2010 (original) (raw)

Effect of workload on quality of work life among staff of the teaching hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (2014)

The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 2016

Background: Quality of work life is the reaction of employees to their work specially the individual results at work and mental health that affects their personal experience and work results. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of workload on quality of work life in staff of the teaching hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Methods: This analytical study was conducted in 530 staff of four hospitals affiliated to the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences that were selected by Cochrane sampling method during 2014. The measurement tools were demographic questionnaire, Walton's quality of work life questionnaire (including 32 questions and eight dimensions), and the NASA TLX workload scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Findings: The mean scores of quality of work life and workload were 48.21±13.34 and 64.70±11.44, respectively. There was negative significant correlation betwee...

Effective Factors on Job Motivation in Academic Members of Rafsanjan Medical University

Iranian Journal of Medical Education, 2004

Introduction. Recognizing factors affecting job motivation can be very helpful in increasing efficiency and job satisfaction of university faculty members. In order to Identify the internal and external factors of job motivation, this study was conducted to determine the effective factors on job motivation of faculty members in Rafsanjan Medical University. Methods. In a descriptive study, all faculty members of Rafsanjan Medical University (n=82) completed a questionnaire developed by the investigator based on Herzberg's theory and consisted of 40 questions. The validty and relability of the quessionnaire was confirmed by content validity and test re-test. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using frequency distribution and chi 2. Results. Eighty one percent of faculty members considered external factors and 72% considered internal factors important in job motivation. Among the external factors, wage and sallary, job security, work environment, communication with others, supervision and the work policy had the most important role, respectively. The most important internal factors included nature of the job, appreciation of employees, professional development and job success, respectively. Conclusion. Based on the faculty members' view points, the external factors (hygiene factors) compared with the internal factors (motivation factors) had a more important role in job motivation which does not conform with the Herzberg's view. Sallary and job security were the most important motivation factors.

Effective Ways in Internationalizing the Curricula of Medical Sciences: Viewpoints of Faculty Members in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iranian Journal of Medical Education, 2013

Introduction: Becoming a concern for top universities worldwide, internationalizing the curricula is aimed to provide an international sight for academic curricula of the disciplines in universities nowadays. The purpose of this study is to investigate effective ways of internationalizing the curricula of medical sciences disciplines from the faculty's viewpoint in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive survey study was performed during 2011-2012 academic years. The statistical population included 423 faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. 118 members were selected as the research sample. The research instrument was a questionnaire developed by the researcher using 5-point Likert Scale which covered seven areas. Also its validity and reliability was confirmed. Collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test, independent t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe's test). Results: The score attained for all represented solutions for internationalization of medical curricula was significantly (P≤0.05)more than the scale's mean (m=3). Content/educational strategies (3.86±0.59) had the highest mean and structural/academic strategies had the lowest mean (3.34±0.66). There is no significant difference (P≤0.05) in terms of sex and academic variables. Conclusion: It seems that it is effective to use different solutions including content/educational, motivation/humanistic, structural/academic, informative/communicative, cultural/social, political/diplomatic, and technological/equipment ones in internationalizing medical curricula.

Assessing clinic's panel of general practitioners in Qazvin

2012

This descriptive study was aimed to assess clinic's panels of the general practitioners and the compliance with the general standards and criteria on the clinic panels of 60 general practitioners in Qazvin city in 2009. Of the total, 30% of the physicians had written the title of "general practitioners" on their panels and 66/61% of them had written 3 special practicing fields such as internal diseases, pediatrics, dermatology, etc and 66/21% of them had written 4 special practicing fields on their panels. All of the panels had not Iranian medical council sign. Also all of the panels within the normal size 50×70 cm as standards and 66/86% of the panels had a white background. Owing to the misplacement of the general practitioners in medical service versus specialists in the health system dos not work, ignoring the effectiveness of their roles in the health care and the lack of awareness of the citizens can be the reasons for not writing the title of "general practitioners" on their panels and the use of special practicing field names.

The perspectives of Golestan University of Medical sciences students regard to Educational Climate and University Environment

2012

Background: Organizational climate is the internal quality of organization according to perceptions and experiences of its members and environment climate is consistent quality of educational environment which is a product of efforts, relationships, actions and interactions of different groups, policy makers, faculty members, staff and university students. Methods: In this qualitative study in 2009, using purposeful sampling, sixthly nursing, midwifery and paramedical students from different academic year and level participated in the research. The data gathered by semi-structured interviews. All of the interviews tape recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed according to the content analysis method. Results: The main theme was "need to change" and "changing the physical environment of University, University staffing changes, changes in some of the education law" were the subthemes. Conclusion: The findings confirmed some degree of a duality of demands and educational wishes. On the other hand, none of the changes were focused on the students.