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ArticleBMJ open2018

Evaluation of the district health management fellowship training programme: a case study in Iran.

Kamal Gholipour, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Shabnam Iezadi, Akbar Ghiasi, Hasan Jahanbin

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Kamal GholipourIranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Jafar Sadegh TabriziIranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mostafa FarahbakhshRoad Traffic Injury Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Shabnam IezadiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Akbar GhiasiDepartment of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Hasan JahanbinEast Azerbaijan Provincial Health Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the district health management fellowship training programme in the north-west of Iran. DATA SOURCES/STUDY

settingThe programme was introduced to build the managerial capacity of district health managers in Iran. Eighty-nine heads of units in the province's health centre, district health managers and the health deputies of the district health centres in the north-west provinces of Iran had registered for the district health management fellowship training programme in Tabriz in 2015-2016. STUDY

designThis was an educational evaluation study to evaluate training courses to measure participants' reactions and learning and, to a lesser extent, application of training to their job and the organisational impact. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION

methodsValid and reliable questionnaires were used to assess learning techniques and views towards the fellowship, and self-assessment of health managers' knowledge and skills. Also, pretest and post-test examinations were conducted in each course and a portfolio was provided to the trainees to be completed in their work settings. PRINCIPAL

findingsAbout 63% of the participants were medical doctors and 42.3% of them had over 20 years of experience. Learning by practice (scored 18.37 out of 20) and access to publications (17.27) were the most useful methods of training in health planning and management from the participants' perspective. Moreover, meeting peers from other districts and the academic credibility of teachers were the most important features of the current programme. Based on the managers' self-assessment, they were most skilful in quality improvement, managing, planning and evaluation of the district. The results of the post-test analysis on data collected from district health managers showed the highest scores in managing the district (77 out of 100) and planning and evaluation (69) of the courses.

conclusionThe results of this study indicated that training courses, methods and improvement in managers' knowledge about the health system and the skills necessary to manage their organisation were acceptable.

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Educational MeasurementHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeProgram EvaluationAdultCapacity BuildingClinical CompetenceCommunity Health ServicesDelivery of Health CareFellowships and ScholarshipsFemaleHumansIranLeadershipMaleMiddle AgedQuality Improvementdistrict health managerdistrict health systemIrantraining program evaluation

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PMID29525773
PMCPMC5855189

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