. Taheri Alireza; . Changiz Tahereh; . Tofighi Shahram
Volume 9, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Medical sciences effects on people’s health; therefore, it is necessary to identify allthreats, opportunities, and challenges in its policy and planning particularly ...
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INTRODUCTION: Medical sciences effects on people’s health; therefore, it is necessary to identify allthreats, opportunities, and challenges in its policy and planning particularly in the education field. Theorthotics and prosthetics (O and P) field of study has great importance alongside other rehabilitationsciences due to its preventive status, therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the roleof key factors and, subsequently, identifying uncertainties to compile and plot a bright and plannedfuture for O and P education system.MATERIALS AND METHODS: At first, the key factors seemed to be influential improving theeducation and training quality of O and P students, were identified, weighted and ranked. All thesesteps were based on documentations and opinions of elites and deans of O and P through asemi‑structured interview. Then, the final list of key factors and extracted drivers was placed andanalyzed in cross‑impact matrix by MicMac software.RESULTS: Among the initial list of key factors and drivers which identified 45 elements; 19 keyfactors and drivers scored the highest. Among 238 evaluable relationships in the cross‑impactmatrix, 123 relationships (51.6% of total matrix volume) are 0, which means that factors do notaffect each other and are not affected either. Two key factors were identified as critical uncertaintiesout of 19 key factors.CONCLUSION: Achieving education development without a dynamic and active planning system isnot possible. “Community‑based education” and “government financial support” were identified ascritical uncertainties of O and P future education system.
