Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study
Background: Centers of excellence are organizations with prominent activities in a specific field and are capable of delivering quality services using specialized equipment, innovative techniques, and modern technologies. They can also bring financial benefits and cost recovery to their organization...
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2020-06-01
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| author | Siamak Kazemi Asl Azita Jaberi Ali Reza Safarpour Majid Reza Farrokhi Ladan Zarshenas Manoosh Mehrabi |
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| description | Background: Centers of excellence are organizations with prominent activities in a specific field and are capable of delivering quality services using specialized equipment, innovative techniques, and modern technologies. They can also bring financial benefits and cost recovery to their organizations. So, promoting the independence of these organizations plays a critical role in maintaining sustainable competition in their future efforts. The purpose of this study was to develop goals and challenges of independence for centers of excellence.
Methods: This was a qualitative content analysis study including semi-structured interviews with 7 individuals from centers of excellence affiliated to medical sciences. Purposive sampling method was conducted and continued until data saturation was met. Interview transcripts were analyzed by coding and classifying the concepts into categories and subcategories. Later, the MaxQDA 10 software was used for further analysis.
Results: According to the participants, a number of prerequisites (such as goals and strategies) are required to secure independence and authority of Iranian centers of excellence. Such independence has some distinct dimensions such as financial and human resources. Furthermore, participants identified the possible obstacles and challenges (such as: bureaucratic processes and failure to delegate authority) with regard to the independence of these centers and proposed solutions to tackle them (such as internal and external evaluations and accreditation).
Conclusion: Based on the interviews and analyses, before granting independence to the scientific poles of the country, it is necessary to consider such as prerequisites, determining the desired dimensions in the independence of the poles, solving the challenges ahead and providing solutions. Also, the results can be used to set up independence regulations for policy makers to support them during the process of the independence of the poles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dfc1a964f4945df9c9380ab00134af62022-12-22T01:22:37ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesRāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat2476-68792538-15632020-06-01514459Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative studySiamak Kazemi Asl0Azita Jaberi1Ali Reza Safarpour2Majid Reza Farrokhi3Ladan Zarshenas4Manoosh Mehrabi5 Associate Professor, Strategic Reading of Education and Development Center of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Assistant Professor, Community based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Assistant Professor, Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Professor, Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Associate Professor, Community based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Assistant professor, Department of e-Learning in Medical Sciences, Virtual School, Center of Excellence for e-Learning, Shiraz University of medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Background: Centers of excellence are organizations with prominent activities in a specific field and are capable of delivering quality services using specialized equipment, innovative techniques, and modern technologies. They can also bring financial benefits and cost recovery to their organizations. So, promoting the independence of these organizations plays a critical role in maintaining sustainable competition in their future efforts. The purpose of this study was to develop goals and challenges of independence for centers of excellence. Methods: This was a qualitative content analysis study including semi-structured interviews with 7 individuals from centers of excellence affiliated to medical sciences. Purposive sampling method was conducted and continued until data saturation was met. Interview transcripts were analyzed by coding and classifying the concepts into categories and subcategories. Later, the MaxQDA 10 software was used for further analysis. Results: According to the participants, a number of prerequisites (such as goals and strategies) are required to secure independence and authority of Iranian centers of excellence. Such independence has some distinct dimensions such as financial and human resources. Furthermore, participants identified the possible obstacles and challenges (such as: bureaucratic processes and failure to delegate authority) with regard to the independence of these centers and proposed solutions to tackle them (such as internal and external evaluations and accreditation). Conclusion: Based on the interviews and analyses, before granting independence to the scientific poles of the country, it is necessary to consider such as prerequisites, determining the desired dimensions in the independence of the poles, solving the challenges ahead and providing solutions. Also, the results can be used to set up independence regulations for policy makers to support them during the process of the independence of the poles.http://mshsj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-353-en.htmlhealth policycenters of excellence for medical sciencesindependence of centers of excellencequalitative research |
| spellingShingle | Siamak Kazemi Asl Azita Jaberi Ali Reza Safarpour Majid Reza Farrokhi Ladan Zarshenas Manoosh Mehrabi Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study Rāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat health policy centers of excellence for medical sciences independence of centers of excellence qualitative research |
| title | Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Independence of Centers of Excellence in Medical Sciences: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | independence of centers of excellence in medical sciences a qualitative study |
| topic | health policy centers of excellence for medical sciences independence of centers of excellence qualitative research |
| url | http://mshsj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-353-en.html |
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