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Internal Efficiency Evaluation Indicators in Universities of Medical Sciences

Internal efficiency indicators will be able to present the quality of higher education, quantitatively through assessing the interaction between inputs, processes, and outputs. This could be used as a compiled, scientific, and institutionalized evaluation system in universities. This study was carried out to compile internal efficiency indicators in Medical Sciences Universities. Methods: In a descriptive study, atfirst all performance indicators were collected and categorized through liter.Autre review. Then, a checklist including 8 areas and 152 indicators was developed based on instructtionaI design studies and using theoretical definition model and focus group discussion. The checkii:...t HʹOS delivered to 50 educational experts in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences who were selected purposefully. Data was analyzed by SPSS software usingfrequency distribution tables. Results: In expertsʹ viewpoints, all 152 indicators in 8 compiled areas had four e....tsential criteric o]ʹ an indicator including possibility of planning, evaluation, measurement, and quality promotion, an. I were assessed as desirable. They lvere identified appropriate for the evaluation of internal efficiency in urivcrsities ofmedical sciences. Conclusion: In accordance with the countryʹs political, social, and cultural situations, internal eircieney evaluation indicators, introduced in this study, could be used as a tool for comparing present and cptinial situation in universities. More over, they can be used for the evaluation and accreditation of medical universities and help the managers to promote educational quality.