Designing and Validating the Tool for Assessing the Professional Behavior of Clinical Faculty Members; A Tool in Stakeholder’s View

Despite the consensus on the role of teachers in identity formation of learners, the assessment of the professional behavior of faculty members has not been paid enough attention. Professionalism is best taught in clinical settings through role modeling of teachers. Students can observe the behavior of the physicians, this way, professionalism evaluation in practicing physicians is important. This study endeavored to develop a 360-degree tool for assessing the professional behavior of clinical attending.

This study was conducted in four phases. In the first phase we designed item pool based on a review of literature and experts’ views, in the second phase, content validity and face validity of items were authnticated. In the next phase a pilot study was conducted on 40 people (20 faculty members & 20 assistants). In the versy last phase the reliability of the instrument was calculated on 18 faculty members, 10 head of departments, 16 residents and 17 nurses.

Based on validity and reliability assessment, item pool reduced to 18. Seven items were assigned to department heads, 6 items to colleagues, 8 items to assistants, and 5 items to nurses. It was also found that patients were able to evaluate the professional behavior of clinical members in four aspects.

A 360 degree instrument containing five sections and 18 items was developed that can examine the professional behavior of faculty of members of school of medicine, taking into account the views of stakeholders including service providers and patients.