internal assessment of the nutrition department of kermanshah university of medical sciences (2018)

Background: internal assessment plays a key role in improving the quality of education. objectives: the present study aimed to internally assess the nutrition department of kermanshah university of medical sciences (kums), iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in the nutrition department of kums. data were collected using the internal assessment questionnaires based on the guidelines and framework of the ministry. results: the main factors involved in internal assessment included goals, organizational position, management and organization, faculty staff, students, and educational facilities and equipment, which had a favorable status. in addition, the educational courses, curriculum, andteaching/learning strategieshada relatively favorable status, while graduateshadanunfavorable status. in general, the mean of all the internal assessment factors was considered favorable. conclusions: although the internal assessment indicated the favorable status of the nutrition department of kums, special attention should be paid to the graduates in this regard.