巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡沙希德·祖拜尔·阿里·布托医科大学附属医院教师对晋升政策的看法。

Department of Health Professions Education, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Department of Anatomy,Hazrat Bari Imam Sarkar Medical and Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 May;72(5):866-873. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.2222.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the perceptions of medical and dental faculty regarding the existing promotion criterion and develop a proposed alternative criterion.

METHODS

The qualitative exploratory study was conducted from November 2019 to May 2020 at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan, after approval from the Islamic International Medical College which is affiliated with Riphah International University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It comprised focus group discussions involving experts from two medical and dental colleges from both private and public sectors. Data was analysed manually to develop codes, subthemes and themes.

RESULTS

Of the 24 participants, 12(50%) participated in each of the two focus groups discussions. Each discussion included 1(8.3%) principal, 2(16.7%) professors, 1(8.3%) associate professor, 2(16.7%) assistant professors and 1(8.3%) senior lecturer from basic sciences, and 1(8.3%) professor, 1(8.3%) associate professor and 1(8.3%) assistant professor from the clinical side as well as 1(8.3%) final year student each from the medical and dental streams. All 24(100%) believed that the current promotion criteria was unrealistic, inconsistent and biased, and lacked justified faculty evaluation; 19(80%) agreed on strengthening the role of research in promotion; 3(12.5%) highlighted lack of opportunities for post-graduation, and 18(75%) were in favour of introducing faculty e-portfolio. Collectively, they suggested that in order to make the criteria dependable, it should include comprehensive teacher assessment with mandatory continuing professional development activities, by standardising research work, and through introducing robust faculty promotion policy and guidelines.

CONCLUSIONS

Faculty opinions outlining the gaps in the existing promotion criteria of medical and dental colleges associated with a specific medical university in Pakistan carries critical value as they proposed a modified criteria contextual to the needs of the faculty.

目的

探讨医学和牙科教师对现有晋升标准的看法，并制定一个替代的标准。

方法

这是一项定性探索性研究，于 2019 年 11 月至 2020 年 5 月在巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡的谢赫·祖菲卡尔·阿里·布托医科大学进行，研究得到了隶属于拉瓦尔品第的里法国际大学的伊斯兰国际医科大学的批准。研究包括来自私立和公立部门的两所医科学院的专家参加的焦点小组讨论。数据通过手动分析来开发代码、子主题和主题。

结果

24 名参与者中有 12 名（50%）参加了两个焦点小组讨论。每个讨论组包括 1 名（8.3%）校长、2 名（16.7%）教授、1 名（8.3%）副教授、2 名（16.7%）助理教授和 1 名（8.3%）高级讲师来自基础科学，以及 1 名（8.3%）教授、1 名（8.3%）副教授和 1 名（8.3%）助理教授来自临床科室，以及每科各有 1 名（8.3%）医学生和牙科学生。所有 24 名（100%）参与者都认为目前的晋升标准不切实际、不一致和有偏见，并且缺乏合理的教师评估；19 名（80%）参与者同意加强研究在晋升中的作用；3 名（12.5%）参与者强调缺乏研究生机会，18 名（75%）参与者赞成引入教师电子档案袋。他们一致认为，为了使标准可靠，应包括全面的教师评估，强制性的持续专业发展活动，通过标准化研究工作，并通过引入强有力的教师晋升政策和准则。