Identifying and validating the Competence Components of Managers in Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

The purpose of this research was to identify and evaluate the opinions of middle managers of the health system in units providing medical services regarding the importance of the proposed components for the competence model of health system managers.
The study population included all the health system managers in lorestan.the questionnaire were distributed among 385 people.The data were collected through the reserchers questionnaire which was used  to  assess the model  proposed  by  applying  library and field studies  (interviewing with   15   person of  health system managers` of iran).The  questionnaire  contains55  questions. It was validated  in terms of  construct validity and  Cronbach alpha was  used to  ensure its internal consistency   reliability.Inferential  statistics  and  LISREL software  was  used  to  analyze  the data  collected  from  the   questionnaire .
The data were analyzed using qualitative research method and Delphi model. The findings of this study led to the identification of 8 components including Strategic Thinking, Perceptual Skills, Service Management, Communication Skills, Ethical Considerations, Accountability, Initiative, Authority and Independence.
The results of this study can be useful model for managers' competence for the Ministry of Health and other institutions in which the competence of managers is of crucial importance.