Analysis of components affecting the professional growth of clinical faculty members

Introduction: Professional development of faculty members is a key strategy to improve the quality of the higher education system. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the components affecting the professional growth of clinical faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 2022. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on all clinical faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 2022. Data collection tools in this study are a demographic information questionnaire and a faculty member #39;s professional development questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Result: 41 clinical faculty members participated in the study. Study participants mentioned the importance of professional development of faculty members 63.36%. The psychological factor with 73.78% and the Organizational factor with 55.73% had the highest and lowest importance in faculty development, respectively. From the point of view of clinical faculty members, the items Commitment to career goals , Existence of personal values and beliefs among faculty members that reflect excellence and goodness in work and Ability to understand issues related to their field of work had the highest priority among the items of professional development of clinical faculty members. The lowest priority items were Existence of a culture of criticism (criticism and critique) among faculty members , Existence of strategic plans and policies for professional development and Existence of administrative policies recognizing professional development activities Conclusions: The results of the present study showed that the most important factors affecting the professional growth of faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences are: the psychological factor, cultural factor, support system, managerial factor and institutional factor, respectively. Higher education development programs should be emphasized these factors in order to promote the position of faculty members, science and the higher education system of the country by providing professional growth guides.