Tehran University of Medical Sciences Auditory and Vestibular Research 2423-480X 21 2 2017 07 31 87 95 Zahra Soleymani Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Azar Mehri Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fereshteh Farzianpour Department of Health Management and Economic, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mohammad Rahim Shahbodaghi Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Seyyedeh Maryam Khoddami Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Hooshang Dadgar Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Maryam Taghizade Ghe Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mahdiye Karimi Department of Speech therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran 2017 06 14 Background and Aim: Internal evaluation is an important part of organization monitoring. One of the Ministry of Health’s policies is to encourage educational departments to conduct internal evaluations. The aim of internal evaluation of department of speech therapy was appraising its education, research and treatment qualities and determining its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOTs) to identify the ways of overcoming weakness and threats. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 phases to evaluate 10 factors. Participants were undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students, academic staff, director of the department along with the patients. The internal evaluation software for educational and research centers released by Center of Medical Education Studies and Development was modified and utilized. Data was analyzed by calculating mean of means. Results: Mean of means from highest to lowest scores were respectively as follows: the quality of diagnosis, treatment and dealing with patients 4.15 out of 5; as well as the quality of academic staff 3.5 were in the range of desirable category; qualities of management and organizational structure 3.34, graduate students 3.21, teaching and learning processes 3.1, missions and goals 3.09, instructional methods and curriculum models 2.99, educational and research equipments 2.9, students 2.76 and research 2.67 were within the range of rather desirable category. Total score was 3.17 (63.4%) which was within the range of rather desirable category. Conclusion: The department of speech therapy was in rather desirable state before merger. That result was appropriate according to the department’s conditions and supplies. https://avr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/avr/article/view/471