Development and Psychometrics Properties of an Instrument for Assessing Faculty Development Programs from a Broader Perspective

Soleiman Ahmady^1,2, Tahereh Changiz³, Italo Masiello⁴ and Arya Hamadanchi^5*

¹Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ²Research Fellow at Department of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ³Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran ⁴Department of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ⁵Iranian Research Center on Ageing , University of Social and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.   Corresponding Author Email: doctorarya@yahoo.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2035

ABSTRACT: The present study proposed a new instrument for the assessment of the current faculty development programs at Iranian medical universities. Although the literature concerning the subject of faculty development activities has already identified strengths and weakness of such programs, it is still questionable whether these activities can be assessed using a pedagogical and managerial comprehensive approach. Therefore, it was determined to develop an instrument to examine faculty development activities that address all components of programs from planning and implementing to evaluating phases, with the possibility of utilizing this instrument as a tool to assess faculty development activities.

KEYWORDS: psychometrics characteristics; instrument; Development Programs; Iranian Medical universities

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