Improving outcomes of medical colleges : Institutional Governance and Communication Protocol (IGCP)‎

Abstract EN

Governance and communication represent the foundations for effective impact on the level of institutional performance in higher education colleges, including medical schools.

Governance encompasses the frameworks of structures, relationships, and processes ongoing in the college.

It is recognized that medical schools in Iraq lack the adoption of a clear mechanism in this field.

This article aims to present a proposed protocol for the development of governance and institutional communication in Iraqi medical colleges whose components have been formulated according to the needs of these colleges.

The proposal reviews the components, benefits, and foundations of governance according to a number of targeted values, thus presenting a proposed framework for the components of an institutional system for governance and communication.

This proposal allows ample discussions among college stakeholders which leads to revision and implementation to fill the gap towards achieving effective and efficient governance that enables the achievement of college goals.

The framework addresses number of elements including at least: neutrality in the work and decisions of councils and their strategic and operational roles, the ence of a strategy for senior management, institutional and individual periodic planning, standard operation procedures, job description, key performance indicators, human resource management policies and documentation concepts, and in the forefront of them digital documentation and communication via the Internet and databases.