Internal Assessment of Performance of Medical Major Instruction in Admission Years ۱۹۹۴ to ۱۹۹۸

Background: Comprehensive evaluation of educational systems involves the evaluation of programs and performances of the whole administrative system as well as schools and educational departments In accreditation model a recently emerged model internal evaluation is the first step and it ensures the internal quality of universities Objective: To determine the educational statue of educational groups in Kerman School of Medicine from ۱۹۹۴۱۹۹۸ through internal evaluation as the first step of accreditation Method: In this descriptive study educational performance indicator including drop out rate waste rate survival rate average of study duration and rejection rate of Kerman Medical students admitted from ۱۹۹۴۹۸ (n= ۴۸۶) were determined by using Report Cards of Students Results: From all studied subjects ۲۵۰ students were female and ۲۳۹ were male The waste rate of the total examined students was ۳۷% the rejection rate was ۳۵% Average of study duration was ۱۵۲۵ semesters drop out rate was ۰۸% and promotion rate was ۹۶۵% The rejection rates of the nonquota and quota students were respectively ۲۵% ۷۷% The minimum rejection rate (۳%) was in year ۱۹۹۶ and the maximum rejection rate (۳۹%) was in year ۱۹۹۴ The maximum rejection rates were related to the second semester of the first year in admitted students of ۱۹۹۵(۱۶۳%) ۱۹۹۶(۱۲%) and ۱۹۹۸(۱۰۴%) In all academic years the maximum failure rates were for basic sciences and specialized courses (۶۷%) Conclusion: Since the maximum rejection rate in all three studied years is related to the second semester of first year and the maximum failure rate was found for basic sciences and specialized courses it is necessary that educational authorities as well as the educational programmers review the lesson arrangement and contents of these courses