| خلاصه مقاله | Objective: Regarding to the status of medical science Olympiads in medical science pedagogy,
the views of beneficiaries are needed to be examined on them, in particular, faculty members
who are the most interested group in the given issue. As such, the purpose of this study is the
evaluation of views of the faculty members on the mission and performance of medical science
Olympiads in Iran
Methods: The data for this qualitative study were collected through semi-structured interviews
and then were analyzed using the content-analysis method. Finally, 95 members of faculty board
were selected from universities of medical sciences in Iran and data collection continued till data
.saturation
Results: Four themes including: points of strength in Olympiads, points of weakness in
Olympiads, attitudes of faculty members to Olympiads, and suggestions for better performance
of the Olympiads were extracted. The points of strength consisted of: mission, the performing
procedures, and the scientific level of the competitions. The points of weakness
included: mission, the performing procedures and the scientific level of the competitions. Most
of the participants )79%( had positive attitude toward the Olympiads. Participants presented 8
strategies in order to manage the competitions better
Conclusion: It necessary to do more researches to identify the related problems and to use the
required. Applying instructor’s points and views on the strengths, weakness, and suggestions can
be efficient in policy making, designing and performing medical Olympiads |