%0 Journal Article %A karimi, fariba %A hosseini, maryam %A malekpour, afsaneh %A moezzi, masoumeh %A hosseini, asiyeh %A raisi, nima %A raisi, kimiya %T Needs assessment of faculty members' educational needs in order to empower them at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences %J Development Strategies in Medical Education %V 6 %N 1 %U http://dsme.hums.ac.ir/article-1-190-en.html %R 10.29252/dsme.6.1.47 %D 2019 %K Education, Empowerment, Faculty, Needs Assessments., %X Introduction: Faculty members are considered as basic resources of every university. Therefore, educational needs assessment in order to empower most faculty members is an inseparable part of educational planning. Methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive cross sectional method. The population consisted of university professors. About 65% professors participated. The reliability and validity of data collection tool, a self-made researcher questionnaire, was approved according to different studies. The participants were selected through census method and the results were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The highest priority of the professors in this study included the realms of modern methods and techniques of teaching (68%), training tips and consultation (62%), methods of professional promotion (61%), academic regulations and rules (58/3%), applying computers in education (55%), evidence-based practice (47%), and student assessment methods (43%). Among different academic ranks (p=. / 043) or instructors of basic sciences and clinical sciences (p =. / 053), there was no statistically significant difference between the instructors' preference to attend the workshops virtually or in person and they mostly preferred to attend the workshops in person. Conclusion: Holding educational workshops, considering educational priorities, to empower professors functionally, seems necessary %> http://dsme.hums.ac.ir/article-1-190-en.pdf %P 47-59 %& 47 %! %9 Orginal %L A-10-233-1 %+ %G eng %@ 2383-2185 %[ 2019