AU - karimi, fariba AU - hosseini, maryam AU - malekpour, afsaneh AU - moezzi, masoumeh AU - hosseini, asiyeh AU - raisi, nima AU - raisi, kimiya TI - Needs assessment of faculty members' educational needs in order to empower them at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - hums-dsme JN - hums-dsme VO - 6 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://dsme.hums.ac.ir/article-1-190-en.html 4100 - http://dsme.hums.ac.ir/article-1-190-en.pdf SO - hums-dsme 1 ABĀ  - 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 CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - hums-dsme PG - 47 PT - Orginal YR - 2019