Education development office (EDO)
Education Development Office (EDO) is an academic unit that was started in line with a general mission of the Ilam University of medical sciences and deputy dean education in order to improve and elevate medical education. EDO at the Imam Khomeini Hospital aims at improving the functioning and efficacy of education systems in association with the University's Education Development Center (EDC).
Our Vision
To be a leading centre in professional development, educational innovation, and scholarship for quality teaching and learning.
Our Mission
This centre is responsible for constant educational progress, in addition to expanding the quality of education in order to help the educational system and cultivate experienced and dedicated workforces through the collaboration of academic members and enthusiastic students as well as applying proper methods. These missions are performed in the framework of the programs which are explained below:
- To inform the development and facilitate the implementation of learning and teaching-related policies, guidelines, and strategic initiatives at the University
- To promote a culture of learning and teaching excellence, grounded in impactful pedagogies, the innovative use of educational technologies, and scholarly approaches to learning and teaching
- To build capacity for members of the department involved in teaching or supporting learning and teaching
- To champion an evidence-based approach to quality enhancement in learning and teaching
- To contribute to sector-wide learning and teaching-related initiatives and exercises
Responsibilities
1) Engaging and Empowering Academic Staff to Promote the teaching and learning process
2) Encourage academic staffs to Use Research and Reason in Education: How Teachers Can Use Scientifically Based Research to Make Curricular & Instructional Decisions
3) Evaluation of the overall performance of faculty members
4) Evaluation conduct in teacher-student supervision
5) Identification of gifted and talented students
6) Plan for the education of gifted/talented students
7) Providing principles and practices of supervision and monitoring of educational research
8) To inform the development and facilitate the implementation of learning and teaching-related policies, guidelines, and strategic initiatives at the University
9) Leading and supervising activities in the clinical skills unit of the department
10) Planning and coordinating of educational festivals, for instance, Shahid Motahari festival
11) Engaging Students in Science Using Project Olympiads.
How EDO / EDU Development Offices Interact with Medical Education Development Center (EDC)
1- All the activities of the development offices are carried out under the supervision of the dean of the faculties and in line with the policies of the University Medical Education Development Center (EDC).
2. The notification of administrative responsibility of the EDO / EDU includes a charge of EDO / EDU, fellow faculty members EDO / EDU and experts EDO / EDU by the dean of the faculty and management based on coordination with the Education Development Center University is issued.
3. Development offices will be required to submit performance reports to the EDC.
4. Joint EDC meetings with Development Offices (EDO / EDU) will be held as needed.
5- Monitoring and evaluating the activities of development offices in the faculties with the dean of the faculty and at the university level will be the responsibility of the Center for the Study and Development of Medical Education (EDC).
Leadership Team
Head of Unit
Assistant Professor Dr Mohammad Moradi
Academic degree: Pediatrician
Unit Expert
Ms Zahra Taghi Panah
Academic Degree: Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing / Master of Sciences in MBA
How to Contact Us
Location: Imam Khomeini hospital, Ilam, IR Iran
Address: Imam Khomeini hospital, Ilam university of medical sciences, 6931975397, Ilam, IR Iran
Phone: (+98) 8433334500
Hours: Please contact us from Saturday to Wednesday between 8 am and 1:30 pm