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The Oman
Accreditation Council (OAC) has convened an Audit Panel to undertake a
Quality Audit of the Oman Medical College. All higher education providers
in Oman undergo Quality Audit as a normal and important stage of the
national provider accreditation system. The audit may look at any area of
the Oman Medical College’s activities (such as course design, teaching
quality, library services, student support etc.) to determine whether it has
sound goals, and objectives, supported by policies and processes that are
effective in achieving appropriate results. It also focuses on how the Oman
Medical College reviews and improves these activities. The Quality Audit
involves a comprehensive self study by the institution resulting in a
Quality Audit Portfolio, followed by an external review by an Audit Panel
resulting in a public Quality Audit Report.
As part of its
deliberations, the Audit Panel invites submissions from interested persons.
Submissions may cover any issue relevant to the Quality Audit. A submission
will be received by the Audit Panel only under the following conditions:
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It must be sent by
email to debbie@oac.gov.om by no later than 23rd May 2009.
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It must include
the name, position, organisation (HEI, workplace etc.) and contact details
of the person/s making the submission. This information will be treated
in confidence. Anonymous submissions will not be considered by the Audit
Panel under any circumstances.
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The person/s
making the submission must be willing to participate in a telephone
interview should the Audit Panel consider such a discussion to be
necessary.
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The submission
should address aspects of the Oman Medical College’s activities that will
assist the Audit Panel in forming conclusions about its quality. It
should contain specific evidence for any claims being made. Vague
statements or allegations will not be pursued by the Audit Panel.
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The submission
should not refer to personal grievances or single out individual members
of staff (the Audit Panel has no mandate to address grievances).
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The submission
(excluding any particular corroborating evidence) should be no more than
1,000 words (two sides of an A4 page) in length.
All submissions are
confidential in the sense that the Audit Panel needs to be able to use the
information provided in submissions, but will not reveal their source.
If the Audit Panel
chooses to investigate, it will be only as part of the overall Quality
Audit, and not in terms of the details of a particular complaint. The Audit
Panel will not make any response or report to the person/s making the
submission.
Staff and students
of Oman Medical College may wish to contact [Dr T Heming
theming@omc.edu.om and Dr Diana
Beattie dbeattie@omc.edu.om
]for further information about the Oman Medical College’s preparations. For
more general enquiries about the OAC or the Quality Audit contact
Professor Debbie Clayton on +968 24475169 or visit
www.oac.gov.om. |
