The Necessity of Developing In-Service Training to Improve the Mental Health of Female Faculty Members; [ترورضیهعسوتهشزومآاینمضتمدخیاربیاقتراتمالسناوریاضعایهأتیملعنز] Publisher

Summary: What affects women faculty wellbeing? A study highlights work–family pressure and calls for supportive university policies; these proposals remain untested. #FacultyWellbeing #MedicalEducation

Alaghemandan H
Source: Journal of Isfahan Medical School Published:2026

Abstract

Background: The mental health of faculty members, especially women, is a prerequisite for the quality of education and research in the higher health education system, given the multiplicity of professional and family roles. Given the challenges arising from the interference of professional and family roles and research findings on the importance of a sense of psychological security in this group, the need to design targeted interventions is felt. In this way, in-service training, focusing on mental health literacy and role stress management, should be implemented in parallel with the training of managers and in the form of a comprehensive support system. These programs should be implemented by reforming organizational policies and promoting environmental support, with the aim of creating psychological security and improving the quality of medical education. The realization of this program, along with understanding and improving working conditions, can lead to the promotion of individual health, psychological security, and the quality of medical education, and the necessary achievements can be created. © 2026, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.