Internal Assessment of the Nutrition Department of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (2018)

Internal assessment plays a key role in improving the quality of education.

The present study aimed to internally assess the nutrition department of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Iran.

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.

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.

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.