A study of the status quo and favorable status of succession management deployment from the viewpoint of faculty members at Kermanshah university of medical sciences

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Pourmirza Kalhori ◽  
Frank Mousavi ◽  
Soosan Laei ◽  
Soodeh Shahsavari
Keyword(s):  
Succession Planning ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Succession Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
Policy Setting

Successful succession management is one of the necessities in any organization, especially universities. In the management of higher education, succession planning deployment requires proprietary methods. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the status quo and favorable status of succession management deployment from the viewpoint of faculty members at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2017. In this descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional study, 95 faculty members were selected from the Departments of Basic Sciences and Clinical Sciences using nonrandom quota sampling. As for data collection, the Kim's succession planning questionnaire was employed. To analyze data, the SPSS Statistical Software Version 23.0 and the statistical tests of paired t-test, Chi-square and ANOVA were used to compare the status quo of succession management deployment with its favorable status and to study its decisive factors. The results of the present study revealed that there was a significant difference between the status quo and favorable status of t succession management deployment (P<0.0001). The results also demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the status quo of succession management deployment and its favorable status in terms of policy setting, evaluation of candidates, development of candidates, and system evaluation (P<0.001). Moreover, the results indicated that the greatest deployment in the status quo was related to the evaluation of candidates whereas the greatest deployment in the favorable status belonged to policy setting. The findings of the present study demonstrated that there was a clear gap between the status quo and favorable status of succession management deployment from the perspective of faculty members. Hence, it is recommended that qualifications-based selection be employed as the basis on which succession management and talent management can be deployed successfully and effectively at medical universities.  

scholarly journals A study on the demographic, clinical, and radiological profile of lineage B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom) strain Covid-19 patients at Telangana institute of medical sciences and research, Hyderabad

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Jayasri Helen Gali ◽  
Manasa Musku ◽  
Devireddy Pallavi Reddy ◽  
Vimala Thomas ◽  
Ehsan Ahmed Khan
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Asymptomatic Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Uk

Background: Emergence of variants with specific mutations in key epitopes in the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) raises concerns pertinent to its severity. Aims and Objectives: To assess the demographics, clinico-radiological pattern, and outcome of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive isolated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients arrived from the United Kingdom (UK). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients arrived from the UK, from December 2020 to February 2021. Nasopharyngeal samples of all patients were sent for whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2. The aimed parameters were compared between the B.1.17 positive and non-B.1.1.7 groups, among the people, arrived from the UK. All statistical tests with P<0.05 were considered significant. Results: A total of 59 SARS-CoV2 infected patients, who arrived from the UK, were isolated from December 2020 to February 2021 at Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences hospital, Hyderabad, were enrolled in the study. Of these, 27 patients (mean age-31.81±11.28 years) were infected with the B.1.1.7, diagnosed by whole genomic sequencing. Males were predominant in our study. Personal habits such as smoking, alcohol intake were higher among the sequenced group with a significant P<0.05. The most common symptoms observed in the sequenced group were cough (22.22%), sore throat (22.22%), cold (11.11%), fever (11.11%), and in the unsequenced group were cough (22.22%), cold (6.25%), fever (6.25%). In the sequenced group, chest X-ray posteroanterior view was normal in 74%, patchy ground-glass opacities was observed in 25.92% patients, whereas in the unsequenced group it was 84.37% and 15.62%, respectively. Asymptomatic patients, observed in the sequenced and unsequenced group were 48.18% and 78.12%, respectively, and symptomatic patients were 51.85% and 21.87%, respectively. We found a statistically significant difference between sequenced and unsequenced patients in the asymptomatic group with a significant P<0.05. In the sequenced and unsequenced group, mild cases were 48.18% and 18.75%, moderate cases were 3.7% and 3.12%, respectively. We found no evidence of an association between disease severity and lineage B.1.17. Conclusion: Our data, within the context and limitations of a real-world study, provide initial reassurance that severity in hospitalized patients with B.1.1.7 is not markedly different from severity in those without B.1.1.7.

scholarly journals Knowledge Translation Status in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahideh Rostami ◽  
Peivand Bastani ◽  
Zahra Kavosi ◽  
Ramin Ravangard
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Gender Type

Background: The optimal use of research findings is crucial. One of the activities that improves application of research-derived knowledge is the knowledge translation. This study aimed to investigate the status of knowledge translation in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2018. The sample size included 143 faculty members of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences selected using the stratified sampling and simple random sampling methods. The required data were collected using a standard knowledge translation questionnaire consisting of 50 items in 4 dimensions. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed in the previous studies. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The results showed that overall status of the knowledge translation was weak (2.46 ± 0.67). In this regard, producing useful evidence for decision making (2.77 ± 0.77) and promoting application of evidence (2.33 ± 0.88) had the highest and lowest mean scores, respectively. Furthermore, the overall mean of knowledge translation was significantly different with gender, type of center, and scientific rank (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Given the undesirable and weak status of knowledge translation, creating a culture of knowledge translation, training about knowledge transfer and utilization of research findings, creating incentive mechanisms, developing transparent processes and guidelines, and strengthening the interaction between knowledge producers and research users are essential.

Evaluation of strategic thinking and its affecting factors among managers and personnel in a medical sciences university in Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Salavati ◽  
Mohammad Amerzadeh ◽  
Amjad Mohammadi Bolbanabad ◽  
Bakhtiar Piroozi ◽  
Shilan Amirihoseini
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose Prediction of future changes and making appropriate strategic decisions require strategic thinking in any organization. It helps managers to create new opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to measure strategic thinking and its affecting factors at Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. Design/methodology/approach This is a descriptive-analytic as well as a cross-sectional study which was conducted in 2016. Its statistical community included 300 managers and personnel of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was equal to statistical community. Data were collected using a standard questionnaire. Data were then entered into SPSS20 and were analyzed using statistical tests such as Freedman, Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis. Findings Overall, strategic thinking was evaluated “good” and “somewhat good” among managers (5.0±72.28) and personnel (6.0±25.48), respectively. Moreover, among the elements of strategic thinking, conceptual thinking obtained the highest score among both managers (6.0±06.32) and personnel (5.0±53.52), which was evaluated in a “good” level. There was a significant difference between managers’ and personnel’s strategic thinking score (p=0.001). Different education groups of managers and personnel were different in terms of strategic thinking (p<0.05), but strategic thinking score of managers and personnel were not significant based on the work experience and type of employment. Originality/value Although both managers and personnel received a good score in terms of strategic thinking, improving the level of strategic thinking especially for future trends and opportunities can lead to enhanced strategic thinking among managers and personnel of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.

scholarly journals The Quality of Medical Consultations in a Teaching Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 392-398
Author(s):  
Sepideh Babaniamansour
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Quality Score ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medical Consultations

Background and objectives: Medical consultations became undeniable elements for the quality of health care and training of medical residence. This study aimed to assess the quality of performed consultations. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study at Shohadaye Tajrish hospital, affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in Tehran, Iran between 20th April 2018 and 4th May 2019. The reported items and quality score of medical consultation requests and responses between emergency and non-emergency consultations and between the faculty members and medical residents were assessed by SPSS version 21.0. Results: Among 431 medical consultations, most were non-emergency, requested by residents, and responded to by faculty members. The quality of consultations requested (p < 0.001) or responded (p < 0.001) by faculty members was higher than by medical residents. Higher year residents performed higher quality consultation requests (p = 0.008) and responses (p < 0.001). The quality score of consultation requests (p = 0.51) and responses (p = 0.1) had no significant difference between types of consultation. Conclusion: Underreported items of consultation impressed its quality. Faculty members and higher-year residents performed higher quality consultations.

scholarly journals Analysis through workshop: Awareness of plagiarism among the faculty of medical sciences.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 229-234
Author(s):  
Hina Khan ◽  
Umer Kazi ◽  
Asad Raza Jiskani ◽  
Nighat Seema ◽  
Erum Saboohi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Misconduct ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Development Program ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of faculty members regarding plagiarism through workshop analysis. Study Design: Cross Sectional Analytical study. Setting: Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital. Period: January 2020, to May, 2020. Material & Method: Data was collected after taken an ethical approval. The workshop was conducted for the faculty development program regarding plagiarism. The self-designed questionnaire was administered before and after conduction of workshop with verbal consent of the faculty members. The participants were included all faculty members of medical sciences, total 50 numbers of participants were included on the basis of convenient sampling. Pre and post workshop analysis was done through SPSS version 21 and data was represented in the form of frequency and percentage and the response of the participants were evaluated as pre and post workshop by applied Chi-square test and level of significant was taken p=<0.05. Results: 56% of male and 44% female were the participants in the workshop. 28% of the total participants were taken similar content workshop before. There were significant difference among all components of workshop after comparison of pre and post analysis, we observed p= <0.001 in 99% of the response. Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that workshop can change the level of knowledge and attitude of the participants significantly. In this study the facilitator effectively enhance the awareness and importance of plagiarism for scientific writers and how to take precautions before become a part of scientific misconduct.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Comparison of Clinical Rounds from the Perspective of Professors and Students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Malekpour-Tehrani ◽  
M Moezzi ◽  
SS Hosseini ◽  
SM Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Ideal

Introduction: Evaluating different fields of clinical education is necessary to improve the medical course. Among these, clinical rounds are an important part of clinical education. Therefore, achieving maximum realization in any clinical field is the goal of every medical training center. Methods: Present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences by census method on more than 67% of clinical medical professors and 79% of medical students who are on internship. The research instrument included a questionnaire of demographic information and a clinical round, which was prepared based on clinical standards approved by the Ministry of Health. 30 out of 44 clinical professors and 30 out of 38 interns succeeded in completing the questionnaires. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software and tests (T-test and ANOVA). Result: The mean scores of clinical rounds of professors were 65± 13.16 and interns were 52.47± 35.19 and in general, the situation in this field was described as higher than the average (42) for both groups. Comparison of the two groups also showed a significant difference (P = 0.00). Thus, the mean scores of clinical round scores in the professors’ group were higher than the average scores of the interns’ group. Conclusion: The current clinical rounds situation in Shahrkord University of Medical Sciences was described as more favorable than average. Therefore, in order to further promote medical education, it is recommended that universities continuously evaluate and monitor the status of various areas of clinical education in order to reach the ideal level as soon as possible.

The mental health status of faculty members and students as the contemporary and future health system providers

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yadolah Zarezadeh ◽  
Amjad Mohamadi-Bolbanabad ◽  
Hossein Safari ◽  
Arian Azadnia ◽  
Bakhtiar Piroozi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mean Values

Purpose Health is one of the most basic human rights. The mental health of contemporary and future health services providers is of great significance. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mental health of the faculty members and students of Kurdistan University of medical sciences Design/methodology/approach This was an analytical-descriptive and cross-sectional study, which was conducted using the Census method on 249 faculty members and proportionately by using random sampling on 347 students in 2019. Data were collected using the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. Data analysis was done via SPSS 24 software by using statistical tests such as T-test and one-way ANOVA. Findings The mean values (standard deviation) of the total score of mental health among students and faculty members were 27.43 (14.37) and 20.17 (11.37), respectively. In total, 57.2% of students and 31% of faculty members had symptoms of mental disorder. The highest mean score among faculty members and students was observed on the subscale of “social dysfunction.” There was a significant relationship between the mental health of students and where they study and the mental health of faculty members and type of faculty member with the faculty in which they work (p < 0.05). Originality/value The prevalence of mental disorders’ symptoms among faculty members and students of Kurdistan University of medical sciences was high, and it must be considered by policymakers and managers of the health system to plan appropriate interventions.

scholarly journals Educational needs assessment of faculty members in Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 4042
Author(s):  
Shafaei-Khanghah Y. ◽  
Enteshari-Moghaddam A. ◽  
Nasl Seraji F. ◽  
Amani F. ◽  
Ghobadi H. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Identifying the educational needs is an essential step in planning faculty development programs and plays an important role in promoting the quality of education and can help educational planners to be able to design effective strategies based on available resources and provide effective training. The aim of this study was to determine the educational needs of faculty members in medical school of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that has been done on 88 faculty academic members in two clinical and basic groups Data collected by a questionnaire and collected data were analyzed using statistical methods in SPSS.20. Results: 53.4% of cases were in group clinical and rests of them were in basic group. 75% of cases were male and rest of them were female.  57% had more than 10 years of work experience. There was a significant difference between two groups in the field of research in the area ethics in research and in the field of information technology in the area of using electronic resources between two groups. Based on the prioritization of the needs within the clinical and basic academic members, the greatest need in both groups was related to the writing of scientific texts in English. Also, the lowest priorities within the clinical and basic members were the familiarity with English journals (26.8%) and the use of electronic resources (27.7%). Conclusions: Results showed that the level and type of needs among university faculty members fits with the needs of the faculty members in other universities that is required to response the needs of clinical and basic professors, necessary educational and research actions based on the priorities in 6 areas will happen in future.  

Investigating the Use of Personal in Formation Management Strategies by Faculty Members of three Medical Sciences Universities in Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-120
Author(s):  
Alireza Shirazi ◽  
Mikaeil Molazadeh ◽  
Ahad Zeinali ◽  
Ghazale Geraily
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
And Gender

In this study, the purpose was to investigate Personal Information Management (PIM) activity rate regardingfourPIM aspects o f acquisition, maintenance, organization, and retrieval o f faculty members in three universities, i.e., Tehran University o f Medical Science (TUMS), Iran University o f Medical Sciences (lUMS), and Shahid Beheshti University o f Medical Sciences (SBUMS). The relationship between PIM use and workplace, academic rank, and gender factors were also studied. A Persian-language questionnaire was used to measure PIM performance of participants. Data were analysed using statistical tests. Findings showed that most o f the participants preferred desktop computers for saving theirpersonal digital information. Also, the percentage of PIM use by the faculty members was reported as 50-75%. However, no significant associations between PIM use by the faculty members and their workplace, academic rank, andgenderwerefound.

scholarly journals Comparison of Quality and Lifestyle in Women with and Without Uterine Leiomyoma Referred to Gynecology Clinics of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Zarshenas ◽  
Mozhgan Sorkhenezhad ◽  
Marzieh Akbarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Uterine Leiomyoma ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Background: Uterine leiomyomas are considered as a major source of complications and the most common cause of hysterectomy. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in women with and without uterine leiomyoma referred to gynecology clinics of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 126 patients who referred to the clinics of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were selected and divided into equal groups according to uterine leiomyoma, 1 - 7 cm uterine leiomyoma group and non-uterine leiomyoma group by convenience sampling. The World Health Organization Quality of Life and Healthy Lifestyle questionnaires were used for data collection. Independent t-test was used to analyze the data. Results: The mean quality of life of women with uterine leiomyoma was 47.20 ± 12.41 and women without uterine leiomyoma had a significant difference (51.11 ± 11.23, t = 3.93, P = 0.041). The mean lifestyle of women with uterine leiomyoma was 114.18 ± 25.48 and women without uterine leiomyoma had 149.11 ± 23.81 (t = 4.01, P = 0.029). Conclusions: The mean score of quality of life and lifestyle were significantly different in women with and without uterine leiomyoma. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of life of women by improving their lifestyle and providing psychological counseling.

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