[Internal evaluation in Department of Health Care Management in School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences]

ABSTRACT

The internal evaluation is a process to improve the quality of the education using the collection and judgment of data. Considering some principles about educational measurement and data collection causes better recognizing of this process. In this study, we conducted the internal evaluation of Department of Health Care Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, which is responsible for training healthcare management students; in this study, we used the opinion poll of university lecturers, students and graduates, and evaluated their system of education in 2006, Their aim was to remodel and adjust their educational system with the society's needs and to promote the quality of such education. The methodology was descriptive and cross sectional that implemented applied manner in 2006 and in Department of Health Care Management. All the research population filled a questionnaire with these factors considered with criteria and indicators missions' statement and goals; management and organizational structure; faculty board members; students; training and learning process educational course and curriculum; graduated students; educational and research facilities and equipments; and research. At least, gathered data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and SPSS software tools. In findings, maximum utility was faculty board members factor with 3.53 out of 5 points [70%], and minimum utility was for research factor with 2.4 of 5 points [36.6%]. Consideration of factors, studied educational faculty was rather utilized. The analysis of SWOTs show that studied educational school can obtain upper points in later evaluations