Designing, localizing and building a tool to determine the skill and knowledge needs of health services management students

It is very important to prioritize the educational needs of managers in the field of health and establish a connection between these needs and the needs of society for a better response. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the knowledge needs and skills needed by healthcare management students as future managers of the health society.

The universities of medical sciences located in the metropolis of Region 10 were considered as the research environment.

The researchers first extracted the available documents and dimensions regarding knowledge and skill indicators and then compiled and evaluated a questionnaire. A skill and knowledge tool was designed in the form of a 35-item questionnaire with 6 questions on skills and 29 questions on knowledge. Also, the questionnaire had adequate face and content validity (CVR = 0.99 and CVI = 0.96). Cronbach's alpha for all areas and the total of the designed tool was estimated at 0.97, which indicates the acceptable reliability of the tool.

"Improving the knowledge of organizations and the organizational structure of the health field", "Improving communication skills with human resources, prioritizing problems, and ethical issues in policy-making" were the most needed by the students. The knowledge and skill tools of health service management students can evaluate the knowledge and skill needs of future managers and help in meeting the needs of society and the effectiveness of human resources.