https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v8i1.755

National Educational Stratification of Dental Schools in Iran

authors:

avatar Aeen Mohammadi 1 , * , avatar R Mojtahedzadeh 2 , avatar H Hosseini Toodashki 2

The Secretariat for Education and Student Affairs of Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran.
Chairperson, Dental Education and Postgraduate Council, Minister for Education and Student Affairs of Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran.
Journal of Medical Education: Vol.8, issue 1; e105243
published online: May 01, 2005
article type: Research Article
received: October 01, 2004
accepted: May 01, 2005

how to cite: Mohammadi A, Mojtahedzadeh R, Hosseini Toodashki H. National Educational Stratification of Dental Schools in Iran. J Med Edu. 2005;8(1):e105243. https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v8i1.755.

Abstract

Background and Pupose:After two decades of expansion of universities of medical sciences and increasing the number of medical sciences students as one of the most attainable solutions for the problem of substandard status of Iranian community health, recently, quality-based policies inmedical education have taken priority over most of the national health plans. We conducted this study to determine differences in the field of education between Iranian dental schools by stratifying their educational services.Method: To measure the educational performance that could be utilized to rate the schools nationwide, a benchmarking tool, consisting of about 60 indicators, was devised. Each school was asked to introduce a representative who would complete a questionnaire, which was designed to collect schools’ information. In the next step, all the divisions were visited by one of the project’s members and the school’s representative to revise and approve the data. Then, data retrieval was performed and verified at the project’s office. Finally, a special computer software was exploited to perform the final analysis.Results: There were 18 public and private dental schools nationwide, which were stratified based on their individual scores. Furthermore, all schools were also ranked in each indicator.Conclusion: This study as one of the phases of Strategy Compilation for Educational Missions of the National System of Medical Education, defines the educational strengths and weaknesses of Iranian dental schools that could be used as a measure for authorities to determine the developmental limits and current stance of these schools; and optimize their budget and facilities.

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