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Internal evaluation as a means of promoting the quality of education in the department of pediatrics of Semnan university of medical sciences
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M. سیف هاشمی   , M. E. امین بیدختی , M. S. یزدیها , M. نبوی , M. فرانوش |
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Abstract: (16902 Views) |
| Introduction. Sel f rat ing or "internal evaluat ion" is a fundamental determina nt fo r qu ality
development in teaching departments and faculties. The purpose of this study was an intern al
evaluation of the Department of Pediatr ics of Semnan University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)
with quality developernent of the department.
Matherials and Methods. This study was pe rformed in the pediatric ward of Amir- alMomenin
hospital of SUMS, during Ja n. to Mar. 2000 utilizing an accreditation model. The
assessment covered 6 areas , namely: "educational obje ctives", "the rapeuti c goals", "resea rch
activity","organizational ranking't'teaching achievements" and "logistic parame ters". Ed uca tional
objec tives and te aching achievement were evaluated at the level of clinical clerkship, internship
and the first and third years of residentship. Therape utic goals comprised th e diagnos tic and
therapeutic facilities. Research activities consisted of the number of thesises supervised,
contributions made to seminars and congresses and th e number of papers compiled and
published in medical periodicals by the teachin g staff. Organizational ranking included the head
of department, the members of the organizing body, and the te aching st aff of th e department.
Logistic parameters encompassed the manpower and personnel of different subsectors of the
department as well as the available space and facilities of each. Dat a collection involved th e use
of 35 questionnaires with 460 criteria. The final score was obta ine d as the average of all scores
and interpreted according to Go urman classification .
Results. Ed ucational objectives ranked as "more th an sat isfacto ry" with 3.45 pts, with those
pe rtaining to first year res idents and clerkship students being the highest and lowest respectively.
Therapeutic goals and sanitary objectives ranked as "more th an satisfacto ry" and "area of
strength" with 3.2 and 4.16 pts, respectively. App raisal of research objectives and teach ing
achievement placed th e departmen t in the "more th an sat isfactory" category with 3.2 & 3.52 pts.,
respectively. Organizat ional ranking and logistic parameters earned 3.07 and 3.6 pts.,
respectively and were appra ised as "more than satisfacto ry".
Conclusion . Analysis of the results placed the SUMS Department of Pediatrics in th e
"more th an satisfacto ry" class of th e Gourman classification indicating an overally desirable
modus operandi for the department. Three areas including the organizing body, para clinical(
particular ly imaging) facilities and research activity of the department were fo und to be
suboptimal, and to require fur the r improvement. |
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| Keywords: SUMS, Pediatrics Department, Internal evaluation, Gourman classificat ion |
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Received: 2009/01/11 | Published: 2001/08/15
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