The Educational Management Model at the Medical Education Development Center of the Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to present an educational management model for the Medical Education Development Center of the Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch. The research employed a mixed-methods approach (qualitative–quantitative). In addition to document analysis, the thematic analysis technique was used with MAXQDA14 software to identify factors influencing educational management in the aforementioned center. The statistical population in the qualitative phase included all faculty members from medical universities and experts in educational management and health services management. A total of 18 semi-structured interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Based on these interviews, 9 dimensions, 42 components, and 103 indicators were extracted. In the quantitative phase, a descriptive-survey method was applied. The statistical population included all healthcare personnel responsible for education in the teaching hospitals affiliated with the Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, from which a sample of 227 individuals was selected using Cochran's sampling formula. The results revealed that the dimension of executive characteristics had the highest impact with a coefficient of 0.959, followed by personality traits (0.941), personnel management (0.899), teamwork (0.896), perceptual dimension (0.867), communication (0.864), moral characteristics (0.846), decision-making (0.839), and leadership (0.817), ranked from first to ninth priority in terms of their influence on the educational management model at the center. Ultimately, the finalized model was presented and validated, comprising five main dimensions: philosophy and objectives, theoretical foundations, executive principles, evaluation system, and implementation mechanism.