| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Background To ensure the effectiveness of education, the related factors should be identified and evaluated. Accreditation is one of the evaluation systems to determine the status of medical universities in terms of education, research, and services. The present study aims to conduct an internal evaluation of the departments of the Dental School at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS), Iran.
Methods This is a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted in 2021 at the Dental Scool of RUMS. Information was collected from 27 department managers and faculty members using interviews, from 97 students (Mean age= 23.84±1.56 years) using Sanatkhani’s questionnaire, and from 355 patients (Mean age= 33.18±10.11) using a questionnaire prepared by the Dentistry Scool Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software version 22 using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-test. The significance level was set at α<0.05.
Results According to experts, the highest mean scores in management/organization, education, professional growth, and research domains were obtained in the departments of surgery, orthodontics, radiology, and oral diseases, respectively. The lowest scores in the domains of management/organization, education, and professional growth were related to the department of periodontics; in the research domain, the lowest score was for the department of prosthetics. The highest and lowest satisfaction levels of students were with the departments of prosthetics and endodontics, respectively. The highest and lowest satisfaction levels of patients were with the departments of endodontics and surgery, respectively.
Conclusion Some departments of the Dental School at RUMS have relatively favorable or unfavorable conditions in various fields. Therefore, in order to reach the standard conditions and fulfill the set goals, it is recommended to develop suitable strategies and plans and take actions to improve their performance by recognizing their strengths and weaknesses. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
الهام شکیبا | Elham Shakiba
PhD Higher Education, School of Dentistry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
دکترای آموزش عالی، دانشکده دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم‌پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران.
مصطفی صادقی | Mostafa Sadeghi
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
گروه دندانپزشکی ترمیمی، دانشکده دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم‌پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران.
فاطمه امین | Fatemeh Amin
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
مرکز تحقیقات بیماری‌های غیر واگیر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران.
فرزانه ابوالهادی | Farzane Abolhadi
BSC Librarian & information Sciences, School of Dentistry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
کارشناسی کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی، دانشکده دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم‌پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران.
سیدامیرعباس نوربخش | Seyed Amir Abas Noorbakhsh
Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
مرکز تحقیقات ایمنولوژی بیماری‌های عفونی، پژوهشکده علوم پایه پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم‌پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران.
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