Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In the Name of God

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Educational Faculty Performance Reports and Full-Time Geographical Assignments:

1.    When should the Faculty Performance Report be completed?
The Faculty Performance Report should typically be completed and submitted three weeks before the annual promotion deadline.

2.    How to request a user account for the Faculty Performance Report system, reset a forgotten password, or change a password?
Send your full name, hiring date, academic department, academic rank, university email, and phone number to the Center’s email. After creating or updating your account, you will receive a notification via email.

3.    If additional documents are required for annual promotion, how should they be submitted to the Studies Center?
Documents must be sent exclusively to: 
edc_karnameh@kums.ac.ir.

4.    What documents must be submitted to the Studies Center?

o    Certificates of teaching or participation in specialized workshops related to the faculty member’s field.

o    Certificates of medical education workshops held outside the Studies Center during the annual promotion period.

o    Links to published medical education articles.

o    Certificates of journal peer review (educational journals or research proposals).

o    Certificates of poster presentations at the Martyr Motahhari Festival.

o    Certificates of completing medical education levels, e-learning fellowships, or online training.

o    Documents related to membership in retraining committees or educational transformation packages (excluding faculty affairs) must also be emailed to the Center.

5.    What is the deadline for Faculty Performance Report approval by department heads?
Department heads must review and submit documents within three working days. If discrepancies are found, they may return the Faculty Performance Report to the previous approver with explanations.

6.    What is the approval timeline for Faculty Performance Reports in the Faculty Affairs and Studies Center?
Faculty Performance Reports with complete documentation are approved immediately. If additional documents are required, the Faculty Performance Report will neither be approved nor rejected until the deadline.

7.    What to do if Faculty Performance Report approval exceeds three working days?
If the Faculty Performance Report is not approved by the department within the legal timeframe, faculty members may submit a written objection to the Vice Chancellor or Dean. If unresolved, they may contact the Director of the Studies Center for further action.

8.    Do first-year faculty members or professors need to complete the educational Faculty Performance Report?
Yes. All faculty members must complete and submit the Faculty Performance Report, but they are not required to meet minimum conditional scores.

9.    Do Faculty Performance Report scores affect academic promotions for faculty in basic sciences, clinical, research, or dentistry fields?
Yes. An average of Faculty Performance Report scores (based on verified years of service) is sent to the Promotion Unit or relevant departments. Refer to Forms 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Promotion Bylaws (available on the website) for details.

10. How to submit documents to the Faculty Affairs Unit?
Submit documents via official letter to the Educational and Faculty Affairs Vice Chancellery. For details, contact the Faculty Affairs Expert at 083-3710-6325.

11. How to complete documentation for full-time geographical assignments?
Send requested documents to: 
karnameh@kums.ac.ir.

12. How are faculty members notified of missing documents?
After submitting the Faculty Performance Report or requesting a geographical assignment, faculty members must check their university email (registered in the electronic Faculty Performance Report system) for updates.


(Parichehr Ezzati, Electronic Faculty Performance Report Expert for Faculty Members in Basic Sciences, Dentistry, Research, and Clinical Nursing)