Readiness of Iran Universities of Medical Sciences for Conducting Total Quality Management (TQM) according to Educational Managers Point of View

Background & Objective : Total Quality Management (TQM) is a new approach to management which must be implemented gradually during some stages The first step is to create readiness for change conducting quality management is not possible before acquiring enough readiness This study was conducted to evaluate the readiness of Iran Universities of Medical Sciences for conducting Total Quality Management (TQM) according to educational managers point of view   Methods : In this descriptive study the participants were all educational managers of ۳۴ Universities of Medical Sciences including ۳۱۴ vice chancellors for educational affairs heads of Medical Education Development Centers deans and provice chancellors for education Data was collected using a researchermade questionnaire containing ۲۷ questions about ۱۱ signs of readiness   Results : The results of this study revealed that considering readiness for conducting Total Quality Management ۹% of the universities were moderate (۵۰ to ۵۹% of the score) ۷۹% were approximately good (۶۰ to ۶۹% of the score) and ۱۲% were good (۷۰ to ۷۳% of the score ) The mean score for universities readiness was ۶۴۵% Readiness for applying TQM philosophy in behavior had the highest score while readiness for allocating resources had the lowest score (۷۸% and ۴۷۸۶% respectively)   Conclusion : The results imply that the universities have had an improving trend and an appropriate atmosphere is ready for conducting Total Quality Management

کلیدواژه ها:

Total Quality Management ، Management approach ، Quality management philosophy ، University of Medical Sciences