Twelve Tips for Establishing an Effective Quality Assurance System for Medical Schools

Quality standards must be established and continually improved through innovations and regular monitoring in medical educational institutions. In addition, medical education must be supported by a quality culture, as well as quality assurance systems. Assuring quality in medical education instituti...

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Main Authors: Noushin Kohan, Soleiman Ahmady, Yadolah Zarezadeh, Seyed Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2024-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/11046
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description Quality standards must be established and continually improved through innovations and regular monitoring in medical educational institutions. In addition, medical education must be supported by a quality culture, as well as quality assurance systems. Assuring quality in medical education institutions is a serious concern for policymakers. A major problem is that the quality assurance system is not fully implemented locally, and the institutes lack a robust and comprehensive quality assurance system that can function effectively. These 12 tips provide guidance to medical schools involved in the installation of quality assurance systems. Using these tips will allow medical schools to ensure their quality assurance system reflects their overall mission and goals.
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spelling doaj-art-9e9a12ddb3a04da89e48f305d9a2d1de2025-01-06T08:34:13ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942024-11-0162310.18502/acta.v62i3.17111Twelve Tips for Establishing an Effective Quality Assurance System for Medical SchoolsNoushin Kohan0Soleiman Ahmady1Yadolah Zarezadeh2Seyed Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy3Department of Medical Education, Smart University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.Department of Health Service Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Quality standards must be established and continually improved through innovations and regular monitoring in medical educational institutions. In addition, medical education must be supported by a quality culture, as well as quality assurance systems. Assuring quality in medical education institutions is a serious concern for policymakers. A major problem is that the quality assurance system is not fully implemented locally, and the institutes lack a robust and comprehensive quality assurance system that can function effectively. These 12 tips provide guidance to medical schools involved in the installation of quality assurance systems. Using these tips will allow medical schools to ensure their quality assurance system reflects their overall mission and goals. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/11046Medical educationQuality assurance systemsQuality improvement with constructive criticism
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Medical education
Quality assurance systems
Quality improvement with constructive criticism
title Twelve Tips for Establishing an Effective Quality Assurance System for Medical Schools
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title_short Twelve Tips for Establishing an Effective Quality Assurance System for Medical Schools
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topic Medical education
Quality assurance systems
Quality improvement with constructive criticism
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