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Given the importance of the employment status of graduates for countries, the current study aims to investigate the employment status of occupational health and safety engineering (OHS) graduates from Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KAUMS), from the establishment of the field in 1996 up until 2023

The cross-sectional study examined the employment status of OHS graduates of KAUMS using a researcher-developed Google form questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic characteristics, five questions for unemployed individuals, and 60 questions for employed individuals. Finally, descriptive and analytical analyses of the study were performed using SPSS v16 software. 

A total of 229 graduates participated in this study. The results regarding the frequency of employed and unemployed participants showed that 198 (86.5%) participants were employed, and 31 (13.5%) were unemployed at the time of the study. Most employed participants (46%, or 90 individuals) work in the industry and mining sector. Evaluating the effectiveness of the educational course of employed participants in relation to their jobs revealed that 88 participants (44.4%) believe that the subjects taught in the courses are moderately compatible with work needs. 

With the advancement of industries and the expansion of production, the need to control harmful factors and improve workers’ health is more evident than ever before, making it likely that graduates of this field will have favorable job prospects in the future. On the other hand, the academic conditions should be improved, particularly regarding the quality of the educational and curriculum programs of KAUMS.

Accountability and social commitment is one of the philosophical approaches of universities, which focuses more on the responsibility of universities in serving the society. The purpose of this research is to identify the skills expected by the society from the graduates of the master's degree in health education and health promotion in order to increase the level of social accountability. 

This qualitative study was conducted with the quantitative content analysis method at Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. The statistical population of this research was all the students and graduates of the master's degree in health and the staff in charge of the health education unit in the sub-category of health department, who were invited to the study by available sampling method. The data collection method was a structured interview.

This research was conducted with the participation of 19 health education graduates and experts with an average age of 39 years and an average work experience of 14 years. 105 needs and skills of a health education and health promotion expert in the form of four main categories including; The required skills of a health education and health promotion expert in the workplace, useful skills for the workplace that are taught in the university, skills expected in the workplace and expectations from the educational system to increase responsiveness to the needs of society were presented.

There is a gap between the skills taught at the university level and the job needs of graduates of this field, and most of this difference is estimated for practical skills. Also, in order to improve responsiveness to the needs of employees and ultimately the needs of the society, the scientific and practical support of health education experts is needed for the workers in the work environment, which requires close interaction of the health department with the health faculty.

Despite fundamental advancements in the understanding of health and the new strategy of the World Health Organization in enhancing the health of the individual, organization, and society, health education and promotion is a relatively new major in Iranian medical and health science. However, it has not yet been introduced as a specialist major at various levels. This research aims to investigate the challenges of educational quality and the position of health promotion and education.

The current study employs a qualitative research with a structured content analysis approach. In this research, 24 health education and health promotion specialists, and graduates were chosen using a purposive sampling method From September2022 to May 2023. Using semi-structured interviews, different people’s perspectives on the challenges of health education promotion were investigated, and After 22 interviews, no new code was extracted, but two more interviews were recorded to make sure, and sampling continued until data saturation (24 interviews). The collected data were analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman approach.

The challenges of the major of health education promotion from the perspective of the research participants include two main components: 1) scientific capacities (with sub-components of improving the curriculum and empowerment of professors and students) and 2) structural capacities (with sub-components of creating a position for the major of health education and promotion and determining the organizational level of employment).

According to the findings, the quality of health education and health promotion may be enhanced by upgrading the curriculum, elevating professors, and providing a space for the major. In this respect, introducing the major at various levels of society can be useful in attracting motivated and talented people to study at higher levels and training scientifically and ethically outstanding professors in this major. As a result, to adapt to the aims of health education promotion and to apply it and the way professors teach, it is suggested to implement a broad curriculum reform and hold meetings with policymakers to expose the area to decision-making levels.

The purpose was to explain the lived experience of graduated at the University of Medical Sciences from the perspective of the international alumni.

A qualitative study was conducted. The research environment was Iran University of Medical Sciences. The interviews were analyzed by the content analysis. MAXQDA10 software was used to analyze the qualitative data.

The content of the interviews was classified into two categories, twenty-one concepts and eighty-two codes. The two main categories are as follows: 1) the positive experiences (Seventy codes and thirteen concepts); and 2) the negative experiences (Twelve coded and eight concepts). The category of the positive experiences was classified in the fields of marketing, culture, communication, social, behavior, science, education, technology, finance, organization, research, welfare, and consequence. The category of the negative experiences was also classified in the fields of marketing, culture, communication, social, education, finance, organization, and welfare.

The effort to improve the lived experience of the international graduates is considered as one of the most important infrastructure elements of the internationalization of the medical sciences universities, the path of progress in the high levels of the global ranking and the competitive factor.

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Good employment, continuing education, attitude towards the field, and satisfaction with the place of study are the indicators of the responsibility of universities. This study aimed to determine the employment status and examine its relationship with attitudes and satisfaction about the place of study of graduates from 1390-1395 of Ardabil School of Health in 1400.

 In this cross-sectional study, the census selected 340 graduates of the Faculty of Health. Data were collected by attitude and satisfaction questionnaires and analyzed in SPSS18 software.

 It was found that 20 to 32% of graduates still need to be recruited. Seventy-nine people (more than 23%) have continued their education. Fourteen people (4.1%) had dissatisfaction, 16 people (4.7%) had low satisfaction, 69 people (20.3%) had moderate satisfaction, 146 people (42.9%) had high satisfaction, and 95 people (27.9%) %) were very satisfied with the place of study. 58% had a positive attitude (good and very good) towards the place of study, and 20% had a negative attitude. Employees' attitudes and satisfaction were better than those of the unemployed, and there was a significant relationship between age, gender, marital status, and employment (p=0.001).

 The results showed that graduates' employment and continuing education status were not favorable, but the attitude and level of satisfaction with the place of study and field of study were good. Faculty and university administrators can help make rational decisions, primarily through skill-based training courses and increase student's ability to start businesses. In addition, the Ministry of Health can recruit students based on the needs of the provinces instead of recruiting students by volume.

Improving the health is one of the responsibilities of medical universities. Examining the employment status of graduates in universities can help the process of growth and quality development of education. The purpose of this study was to determine the employment status of medical graduates of Ahvaz jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

This retrospective cross – sectional study was conducted in the medical graduates of 2012-2016. Data gathering instrument was a questionnaire, consisted of personal, employment and job satisfaction details. Data were collected by phone. For data collection a researcher-made questionnaire was used which validity and reliability had been confirmed. Data analysis was performed by spss-18 software and descriptive statistics and Chi-square test.

Examining the employment s tatus of graduates of universities can help the improvement of quality of education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the employment s tatus of medical graduates of Ahvaz jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

This cross – sectional study was conducted among the medical graduates between 2012 and 2016. Data gathering instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire which validity and reliability had been confirmed. Data were collected through telephone-based interview. Data analysis was performed by SPSS-18 software and descriptive statistics and Chi-square tes t.

Two thirds (66.7%) of participants were female and one third (33.3%) were male with a mean age of 32.2±1.8 years. The results indicated that 42.4% of medical graduated were employed at one of the public or private organization, 13.1% were unemployed and 39.4% admitted for continue in residency training. 5.1% had also emigrated abroad. The majority (84%) of the graduates were satisfied with their occupation in the medical profession and 94.6% evaluated the quality of university education as medium and good. Chi-square test showed that there was no statistically significant difference between employment of male and female graduates (p = 0.10). The success rate of female graduates in the residency entrance exam was significantly higher than male graduates
(p = 0.015).

Medical graduates were in good condition in terms of employment, continuing education and passing the residency entrance exam. The majority of graduates were satisfied with their occupation in the medical profession and the quality of university education.

The access rate to medical graduates was 60%(198/330). Two thirds (66.7%) were female and one third (33.3%) were male with a mean age of 32.2±1.8 years. The mean age of medical graduates was years and their age ranged 29-37 years. The results indicated that 42.4% of medical graduated were employed at one of the public or private organization, 13.1% were unemployed and 39.4% admitted for continue in residency education. 5.1% had also emigrated abroad. The majority (84%) of the graduates were satisfied with their employment in the medical profession and 94.6% evaluated the quality of university education as good and average.

Medical graduates are in good condition in terms of employment, continuing education and passing the residency exam. The majority of graduates were satisfied with their employment in the medical profession and the quality of university education. 

Curriculum revision with a new perspective on knowledge, skills, and learning is a step towards evolving and updating pedagogical content. This study endeavored to review PhD curriculum of health policy based on the required capacities for graduates.

This study was conducted at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (in the academic years 2016-2018) based on Dennis Modified Model. We used a set of methods such as review of documents, comparative study, interview, focus-group discussion and panel of experts for gathering data. The study was conducted in four stages including need analysis, explaining the required competencies, modifying, adapting, and rewriting the initial curriculum, and finalizing the curriculum. Finally, the final curriculum was sent to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Data were analyzed through a conceptual framework approach and through content analysis.

The content of the course was designed based on the outcomes of the course and the plans and tasks of the graduates of this field. Graduates' abilities were extracted in 5 areas including policy making, policy analysis, leadership and social communication, as well as education and research. Some lessons were removed and some were added. Besides, the change in the content of specific courses was emphasized given the approval of similar disciplines and attention to optional courses in order to Specializing the course.

Reviewing the curriculum of the doctoral program in health policy and its implementation can lead to develop the more purposeful teaching-learning process, implementing the capability-based training and responsive education, increasing the specialized knowledge and technical skills of graduates, that enhance their success possibility in the future job. It is suggested that special attention has been paid to this issue and the requirements, challenges and appropriate strategies for precise and scientific review of various fields in medical and paramedical education be examined.

Employment rate is an important economic concern in societies. This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitude and performance of Nano medicine graduates towards business principles.

In the present descriptive cross-sectional study, Nano medicine graduates (MSc and PhD), and their knowledge, attitude and performance towards the basics of technological business, as well as their employment status were examined using a multi-choice questionnaire.

The results showed that there was no significant difference between the studied universities in terms of the studied parameters. Overall, the frequencies of good knowledge, favorable attitude, and positive performance were 61.4%, 74.5%, and 32.6% among the master’s graduates and 45.6%, 52.7%, and 34.9% among doctoral graduates, respectively. The unemployment rate was 19.6% among the MSc graduates and 25% among PhD graduates. None of the MSc graduates were employees of private or public governmental sectors related to nanotechnology, and none of PhD graduates were employed in the private sector. In addition, this study showed that including a course of basics of business in nanotechnology was effective in improving the knowledge and attitude of the graduates by 40.1% and 25%, respectively.

The results of this study showed that although the knowledge and attitudes of graduates about the basics of business in the field of Nano medicine were acceptable, their performance was not in a satisfactory level.

The corona virus pandemic has affected all aspects of human life, and education is one of those aspects that was affected in all universities. Due to the closure of all educational centers during the Corona era, the need to continue education has become mandatory for everyone. In the current research, the effect of virtual skill training during the Corona era on the performance of the graduates of the Chalous Scientific-Applied University has been investigated. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The main tools for data collection are library sources and questionnaires. The statistical population includes 360 graduates of Chalus University of Applied Sciences who graduated in February 1400. 175 people were selected by random sampling based on Morgan's table. In this research, in order to measure the variable components of virtual skill training, the 21-question questionnaire of Kim et al. (2005) and the 19-question questionnaire of Lari et al. The results show that virtual skill training has a positive and significant effect on the performance of graduates in the Corona era, and the regression equation was also presented to predict the effect of the predictor variable on the criterion variable.

Identification of the current employment status provides useful information for policy makers and decision makers of the education system in order to plan for determining the admission capacity of students, the conditions of graduate’s recruitment, and the employment condition of various fields. The aim of this study was determining the career destiny of healthcare management major from the perspective of graduates.

This descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional study was conducted in the second half of 2018 on 108 graduates of healthcare management at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd. Participants entered the study by census method and the data collection tool included a standard career destiny questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed by SPSS 16 using descriptive (Frequency, Mean, Standard deviation, Percentage) and analytical (independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient test) statistics.

The mean score of career destiny in the present study was 3.04 ± 0.65. Of career destiny constructs, the highest and the lowest average scores were related to the specialized and professional abilities (3.69 ± 0.65 (and creating the necessary facilities for employment by the university (2.59 ± 0.63), respectively. A statistically significant relationship was found between the following dimensions: specialized and professional abilities with marital status (P = 0.046), creating the necessary facilities for employment by the university (P = 0.031), appropriateness of the curriculum and professors education with employment (P = 0.047), role of university environment and entrepreneurship skills (P = 0.034) with the variable of age, and appropriateness of the curriculum and professors education with the participants’ employment and grade point average (GPA) (P = 0.029).

It is suggested to provide employment opportunities for graduates in the field of healthcare management at different levels of the health system, educational objectives, curriculum content, clerkship, and internship courses. Furthermore, the curriculum of this field of study should be revised based on the countrychr('39')s labor market needs and the educational centers should play a more prominent role in introducing their graduates’ capabilities to the health labor market.

Developing competent workforce in all healthcare disciplines is essential to improving the performance of the health system. Graduates from these fields must be employed effectively with respect to geographical location and the type of expertise so as to have the best possible performance. The purpose of the present research was to identify the employment status ofthe healthcare management graduates of Zabol University of Medical Sciences.

This descriptive longitudinal study was conducted in Zabol University of Medical Sciences in 2018. 100 graduates of healthcare management between 2009 and 2017 were selected using total population sampling. A questionnaire developed by the researchers was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS 19.

29% of the participants found their job by participating in the recruitment exam of the National Organization of Educational Testing. 81.2% of the participants were satisfied with their job. About 72% of the graduates were employed in jobs related to their field of study. 35% of the graduates were working in administrative departments. There was not a significant relationship between the graduates’ job and their field of study (p value > 0.05).

Health managers and policymakers can increase the productivity of graduates and organizations if they have a systematic plan in place to employ individuals based on their field of study.

Knowledge of the competencies of university graduates to meet goals orientation of future educational programs and the needs of society is one the country’s main challenges. The purpose of this study was to compare selected professional competencies of nursing graduates of the Azad and public universities of Maragheh in 2015.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 42 nursing graduates of Azad and public universities (21 per each university). Data collection tools were demographic questionnaires, self-assessment of knowledge, attitudes and skills, MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and checklists of clinical skills assessment (OSCE = Objective Structured Clinical Examination). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent t-test.
No significant differences were found in demographic characteristics between the two groups (p>0.05). The mean score (SD) of MCQs was 15.4 (3.7) out of 30. Azad university graduates’ score of attitude was significantly higher (p=0.005) than that of public universities graduates. Public university graduates obtained a higher score in the course of internal surgery (p=0.042) compared to Azad university graduates. Public university graduates significantly outperformed Azad graduates in the skills of pulmonary secretions suctioning (p=0.025), opening and closing the sterile package (p Given the average score of knowledge and both Azad and public university students’ weakness in some clinical skills, it seems necessary to develop students` professional competencies both during the training period and before starting their nursing practice.

Health information technology (HIT) experts can work in any position that requires knowledge related to HIT. The aim of this study was to identify current and future occupational opportunities for HIT graduates and appropriate strategies to increase it.
This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of graduates in medical records (109 people) and HIT (30 individuals) working in hospitals in Tabriz, Iran, and all managers of the related centers (40 individuals). Data were collected using two researcher-made questionnaires through interviews. The reliability of data was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha (α = 0.85(. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Most HIT experts were working in the medical records department of hospitals. The most preferred job positions among HIT graduates were in research centers (60.2%) and health insurance (66.6%). Non-hospital managers believed (40%) that the main reason for graduates’ lack of employment in organizations was the unfamiliarity of relevant organizations with graduates’ abilities.
Introducing HIT graduates’ scientific and practical abilities to society seems to be an essential measure. Accountability to the information needs of health and non-health environments requires a suitable balance between theoretical and practical courses.

The present research is a descriptive and cross sectional with the aim of analyzing the factors affect the employment matching the field of study for nursing graduates studying in Qazvin medical science university in 2013. Data were collected on 406 students of B.S. who were graduated from the School of Nursing and Midwifery during 2007-2011. The information was gathered through a questionnaire that its validity and reliability were confirmed and it was done by telephone call with recording conversations, visiting and e-mail. Data were described as the frequency of distribution, number and percent. The results showed that, the most of graduates worked as a nurse and lake of employment is related to personal reasons. The work load and low income were the main of these reasons. Thus, according to the importance of this job for the society, focusing on increasing the income and creating facilitation regarding the situation and difficulties can provide a situation that every nursing graduate start to work as a nurse.

In fact, management of information technology in the health system, designing the hospital information systems and electronic medical records in the health care centers, need to train some specialists familiar with computer science and Information Technology as well clinical knowledge and health systems. This study aimed to compare training programs and professional needs from the viewpoint of health information technology graduates.
This is a descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional survey on the 120 Bachelor graduated in Health Information Technology of Zahedan School of Allied Medical Sciences in 2016. Data were collected by using a standard questionnaire with confirmed validity and reliability and analyzed using SPSS 16.
The results show that most of first-year students (% 75) had good ability in using Information Technology in their job. More first-year students believed that training courses (% 48/9) compared to the theoretical (% 41/6) and practical (% 35/5) courses were more effective and applicable in professional performance. On the other hand, most graduates declared that lack of technical skills (% 38/7) is the main factor causing psychological pressure in the first-year students although the level of this pressure in the second- year students and in third-year students were medium and low, respectively.
Considering the results, relationship between the goals of training programs and professional needs in the field of health information technology was declining. Therefore, there are urgent need to change training courses in order to improve the professional skills of graduates and meet their professional needs.

Evaluation of curriculum content is one of the main responsibilities of universities. The graduates’ occupational competency to provide appropriate services to society depends on the achievement of education goals. This study was carried out to verifying the compliance of curriculum content of the B.Sc. course in occupational health with performance aspects expected of graduates working in Kashan, Iran, in 2013.
This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 56 occupational health course graduates working in Kashan. The subjects were selected randomly. An author-developed questionnaire was used to collect data on the performance aspect of the curriculum content of this course. Data were presented and analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.
The application of the content of specialized courses and foundation courses in the workplace were high and moderate, respectively. The content of 71.1% of foundation courses and 30.0% of specialized courses were scientific knowledge. Moreover, the content of 15.7% of foundation courses and 54.5% of specialized courses were practical skills. Ergonomics course had the highest application in practical skills and the management course had the lowest application in scientific knowledge. The graduates expressed partial satisfaction with the course curriculum.
The curriculum content of the occupational health course is somewhat consistent with occupational requirements of its graduates. However, this does not seem sufficient. Regular revision and modification of the occupational health curriculum in accordance with occupational requirements of its graduates is necessary.

Assessing the conformity rate of educational programs with professional needs can lead to identify the weaknesses of such programs and provide the opportunity for their improvement. This study aimed to investigate the viewpoint of environmental health engineering graduates about conformity rate of the curriculum with their professional needs in Charharmahal and Bakhtiari province. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 100 environmental health engineering graduates in 2013. The data was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire consisted of two sections: demographic (7 questions) and questions related to all specialized courses (42 questions) with a three-point rating scale (low، medium and high). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the most suitable courses were inspection and control of food (both theoretical and practical)، solid waste، disinfection and water treatment with 72. 5%، 67. 2%، 56. 2%، 55%، and 53. 8% conformity rates، respectively and showed that these courses had the most conformity with professional needs. Other courses such as mapping، fluid mechanics، hydraulics، pump and engine، and industrial wastewater with 66. 2%، 58. 8%، 57. 5%، 56. 3% and 51. 2% respectively، had the least conformity with professional needs. Professional needs of environmental health engineering graduates were not fully covered by their curriculum. It seems necessary to change the educational programs and provide necessary means and facilities in order to achieve the professional objectives and train skilled and productive human resources.

Clinical competency is a challenging subject in the field of health care which is important in different aspects of nursing such as educational, clinical and management. As a part of efficient manpower in medical centers, novice nurses need more attention and care. Assessing new graduate's clinical competency is important in managing care process and determining their educational needs. The aim of this study was to assess graduate nurse's clinical competency from the graduates’ and head nurses’ viewpoints. In a descriptive - analytical study a total of 70 nursing graduates and 35 head nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Ardabil University of Medical Sciences were selected through a consensus method of sampling. Data collection tool included demographic information and clinical competency questionnaire designed by researchers to evaluate competencies in seven domains. Data were analyzed by SPSS v.16, using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean score of clinical competencies perceived by graduates was significantly higher than those reported by head nurses in all domains, except caring and professional development (p<0.05); The patients and families׳s safety-comfort (83.8%) and team work (82.8%) were reported as the highest competencies (good and excellent) by graduates, and professional development (45%) was reported as the lowest competency by this group. From the viewpoints of head nurses, the highest and the lowest competencies in novice nurses were team work (66.6%) and leadership-management (43.7%). The graduates′ clinical competency was not enough in professional development and leadership-management. It appears that current educational programs provide opportunity to improve graduates′ clinical competency but they are not enough. In order to meet professional needs, revising nursing curriculum, applying new teaching and clinical evaluation strategies are suggested. Also, organizing mentoring programs in order to orientation of newly qualified nurses are recommended.