Pathology the Process of Accreditation of Educational Institutions and Therapeutic Centers and Presentation an Appropriate Model

Introduction: Accreditation of educational institutions and educational therapeutic centers as an important step in the implementation of the” development and innovation of medical education plan “in recent years has been carried out and its pathology is an important necessity to achieve its goals, i.e. guaranteeing and improving the quality of education. The purpose of this study is to determine pathology of accreditation of institutions and educational centers in Guilan University of Medical Sciences and present suitable model. Methods: This is a qualitative research based on grounded theory method and emergent strategy. Using Purposive sampling and semi-structured deep interviews with 30 people that involved in educational accreditation of educational institutions and educational therapeutic centers of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, its executive damages was identified. Then, a prescriptive model based on eliminating of injuries was designed. Results: Based on results, three major category including "university Cultural context damage", "university structure damage" and accreditation pattern damages" were identified and a prescriptive pattern was designed. Conclusion: Regarding the introduction of a new executive model, it is possible to improve accreditation process and achieve accreditation goals by creating a suitable cultural platform for accepting transnational accreditation goals and establishing a suitable university structure for proper accreditation and eliminating the operational imperfections of the plan

Academic procrastination and related factors in students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: One of the challenges that students faced during their education is academic procrastination. It means “delay in performing a task”. Since academic procrastination could effect on various aspects of students' personal and social life, by identifying related factors it may be limited. This study aimed to determined academic procrastination and related factors in Students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Methods:  In this cross-sectional study, 459 students of all major programs of Guilan University of Medical Sciences were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data collection scales included three parts of demographic information, academic information and Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (PASS) by Solomon and Rothblum. Data was analyzed with T- Test, ANOVA, multiple regressions by SPSS V. 20.  Result: Most of students were female (72.7%), single (86%) and undergraduate (66.6%). Mean score of academic procrastination was 63.3±9.1 and most students (69.5%) had moderate procrastination. Academic procrastination had significant difference with gender (p=0.002) and academic level (p=0.03). Also in multiple regression models, gender, program of study  and academic level were main predictors of procrastination.  Females, dental students and postgraduate students had higher level of academic procrastination. Conclusion: There is a moderate academic procrastination in students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with gender, program of study and academic level was observed.  Investigation on causes and appropriate strategies to reduce this behavior is recommended