Investigating the Effective Factors on Strengthening the Incentive of Conducting Research Projects in Training Faculty Members of Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Background: One of the main duties of a faculty member is to research in the field of medical education. The aim of this study was to investigate the effective factors on strengthening of research incentive in professors’ training. Methods: This study is cross-sectional (analytical descriptive study). The Target population was all teachers in Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Krejcie & Morgan table was used to determine the sample size which the sample of 100 people was determined and selected by Stratified random method. A 31-point Questionnaire, which had 5 subscales, was used to collect information. Content Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and questionnaire reliability based on Cronbach's alpha method was 84%. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency) and inferential statistics (t single sample, t-test) was used at a significance level of 05/0. Results: Among the professors surveyed, 42 people (42%) were male. The results showed that ordinary, the factors of personal and career aspect of professors (41/4 ± 675/0), structural & administrative of University (24/4 ± 42/1), Finance and Facilities (23/4 ± 708/0) cultural backgrounds (04/4 ± 892/0) and management & research policy play (89/3 ±835/0) play major role on strengthening the research incentive. Also, the role of each factors among professors were different based on the gender. Conclusions: Due to the personal and career aspects of professors on strengthening research incentive, by holding training fellowship and workshops in the field of education, it can interest professors to research in the field of education.