Although much has been written about implementing mission-based management tools to help facilitate managing the primary academic missions at academic medical centers, there is surprisingly little written on standardized methodologies to align financial support across the academic and clinical missions. However, professional fee reimbursement has not kept pace with costs, and this, combined wit...

Universities have been early adopters of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). However, does availability imply use? How is ICT being used by academic departments? This article addresses these questions, and discusses the use of ICT to support research, instruction and service, but more specifically, the use of ICT to enhance a sense of identity and community across all members of a...

Higher education is attracting enormous attention. Interest comes from all sectors, including governors, legislators, publishers, editors, citizens of all political persuasions, students, parents, and, of course, university colleagues and administrators. While interest is high, the associated outcomes have generated significant concerns, with many concluding that all is not well (Redican & Bafi...

Historically, academic centers have been the venue for conducting important clinical trials. Teams of welltrained investigators functioning in well controlled settings have set the standard for rigorous scientific design and data interpretation in clinical trials. Institutional review boards have contributed to research subject safety and minimization of scientific misconduct. This system has b...

introduction. medical education quality improvement is a main problem of medical education system in iran. one of the strategies for medical education quality improvement is internal evaluation. general instruction objectives are determining problems of clinical departments and introducing strategies in different levels of management for solving the problems and following up suggestions. method...

The overall health of academic radiology suffers from insufficient funds and manpower. Although the largest academic programs in the country may have sufficient resources to maintain robust academic environments, one third to half of the academic radiology programs in the United States are struggling to maintain stable academic environments. The impact of an impaired academic radiology enterpri...

Introduction. Medical education quality improvement is a main problem of medical education system in Iran. One of the strategies for medical education quality improvement is internal evaluation. General instruction objectives are determining problems of clinical departments and introducing strategies in different levels of management for solving the problems and following up suggestions. Metho...

Annual resident recruitment is a complex undertaking that requires many departmental resources of faculty time and effort and in many cases financial investment for meals and lodging. The applicants represent the future of the profession as well as the providers of patient care in the respective training programs. Although we understand the importance of this process, as we become more and more...

The process of liberalization and globalization of Indian economy has brought new opportunities and challenges in all areas of human endeavor including education. Educational institutions have to adopt new strategies to make best use of the opportunities and counter the challenges. One of these challenges is how to assess the performance of academic programs based on multiple criteria. Keeping ...