Analysis of the problems existing in the operations of academic committees in local medical colleges and universities: a case study

Abstract

Despite the national policy guidance and university documents, academic committees of local medical colleges and universities in China still need improvement. Academic committees cannot give full play to their role, which seriously affects the level of academic governance and the overall development of universities. This qualitative case study examines the problems in the operation of the Academic Committee in a local medical university from the perspective of team performance management and discusses the underlying reasons. The study used a purposive sampling method to select five members of the Academic Committee and five administrative staff from a local medical university in Shandong Province, China, as participants. The researcher collected data through interviews. After analyzing the data combined with the team performance management model, the problems were concentrated in the following aspects: the positioning of the Academic Committee was unclear; the composition was unreasonable; the operation mechanism was not sound; there were differences in the ability of members to perform their duties; ignoring stakeholders; team and individual lacked reflection and improvement. Based on the perspective of the Secretariat of the Academic Committee, the researcher put forward several suggestions. These findings and recommendations would help the Academic Committee in the case to improve and enhance operational efficiency in the next transition.

Keywords

• academic committees
• local medical university