Development and Validation of Assessment Instrument for Community-Engaged Scholarship of Medical University Faculty

Background: In recent years, the scholarship of faculty, responding to the needs and concerns of community, has received the attention of experts. Objectives: The present study aimed to develop and validate an assessment instrument for community-engaged scholarship of medical university faculty. Methods: The present study was carried out in two stages. First, after searching and extensive reviewing of texts, and conducting qualitative interviews with experts, an assessment instrument for community-engaged scholarship of medical university faculty was developed and validated. In the second stage, the content analysis of mentioned instrument was performed. In order to evaluate the content validity of the instrument, ten individuals with specialized knowledge in the fields of medical education and faculty evaluation were invited to participate in a conclave. These people assessed the developed instrument in terms of content validity index, and content validity ratio. Results: A 20-item instrument was developed to assess the community-engaged scholarship of medical university faculty. The mean CVR and CVI of all questions based on experts’ opinions were 0.90 and 0.925, respectively, indicating high and acceptable validity of developed instrument. Therefore, based on the values of CVR and CVI, the content validity of all 20 initially developed questions was accepted for the final instrument. Conclusion: 20-question questionnaire for assessing the community-engaged scholarship of the medical university faculty had a good content validity. It is recommended that this instrument be used in the regulations for the promotion of faculty.