Internal Evaluation of Midwifery Department, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

Improving the quality of midwifery education is crucial for the promotion of maternal and neonatal health. The aim of this study was to evaluate of the quality of the educational activities of midwifery departments of nursing and midwifery faculty of Shahrekord University of medical sciences. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in midwifery departments in 2017. The study population consisted of midwifery students (n = 36), graduated employers (n = 6), head of EDO (n = 1), midwifery department head (n = 1) and all midwifery faculty members (n = 11). Sampling in the faculty member was done in a census and the other subjects were convenience sampling. The data gathered through questionnaires, observation and the Check list. To determine the strengths and weaknesses of the domains under study, the faculty members in their several meetings, determine ideal points for each of the criteria selected. If Score of any domains were less than 50% considered undesirable, between 50-80% were relatively favorable and higher than 80% desirable. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics including frequency and percentage, mean, standard deviation, and sum with SPSS software. The results showed that midwifery department in all of the nine domains examined achieving more than 83.21% of total score. The status of the midwifery group in the areas of mission and educational goals, management and organizing educational programs, faculty and assessment and evaluation are in a good position. But in the areas of students, educational resources, research, and graduates domains are at a relatively good level. Although the midwifery department situation was desirable in terms of the score obtained, but the areas of students and graduates need more attention. Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate the weaknesses points and to promote the group especially in two mentioned areas.