eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-03-31 13 1 319 325 10.13005/bbra/2035 7418 article Soleiman Ahmady 1,2 Tahereh Changiz 3 Italo Masiello 4 Arya Hamadanchi 5 Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Research Fellow at Department of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Department of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Iranian Research Center on Ageing , University of Social and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The present study proposed a new instrument for the assessment of the current faculty development programs at Iranian medical universities. Although the literature concerning the subject of faculty development activities has already identified strengths and weakness of such programs, it is still questionable whether these activities can be assessed using a pedagogical and managerial comprehensive approach. Therefore, it was determined to develop an instrument to examine faculty development activities that address all components of programs from planning and implementing to evaluating phases, with the possibility of utilizing this instrument as a tool to assess faculty development activities. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol13no1/development-and-psychometrics-properties-of-an-instrument-for-assessing-faculty-development-programs-from-a-broader-perspective/ psychometrics characteristics; instrument; Development Programs; Iranian Medical universities