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:: Volume 6, Issue 4 (winter 2023) ::
Iran J Cult Health Promot 2023, 6(4): 603-610 Back to browse issues page
Integration of Medical Education and Research in Healthcare System in Iran; A Qualitative Study on the Positive Consequences of the Formation of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Kamran Bagheri Lankarani , Ahmad Kalateh Sadati , Asalosadat Razavinasab , Maryam Khayamzadeh
Community Medicine Specialist, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:   (3059 Views)
Background: The integration of medical education in healthcare system with the law establishing the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 1985 is one of the important issues in the history of medical developments in Iran. The purpose of this study is to discover and analyze the consequences of this law and the establishment of the ministry.
Methods: In this qualitative study, 13 policymakers, legislators, and medical education researchers in Iran were selected to participate through semi-structured interviews. The data obtained were analyzed using conventional content analysis method.
Results: Despite the problems of the integration, this system had positive achievements during about 4 decades. The three main categories built in the research are: human resource development, growth and promotion of the quality of services, and promotion of medical knowledge.
Conclusion: The formation of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education under the law in 1985 had positive achievements for the ministry and the social system. Moreover, paying attention to the weaknesses and challenges of the Integration is one of the important necessities for correcting the mentioned obstacles and limitations.
Keywords: Health Policy, Health Services, Integrated Delivery of Health Care, Medical Education
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Received: 2023/03/19 | Accepted: 2023/03/20 | ePublished ahead of print: 2023/03/19 | Published: 2023/03/19
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Bagheri Lankarani K, Kalateh Sadati A, Razavinasab A, Khayamzadeh M. Integration of Medical Education and Research in Healthcare System in Iran; A Qualitative Study on the Positive Consequences of the Formation of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Iran J Cult Health Promot 2023; 6 (4) :603-610
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