Privatization of Medical Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Main Policies According to the Packages for Reform and Innovation in Medical Education

Pourabbasi, Ata; Khalegh Nejad Tabari, Ahmad; Yazdani, Shahram; Najafi, Farid; Frahani, Farhad; Kheiry, Zahra; Soofi, Moslem; Larijani, Bagher

doi:10.5812/sdme.61667

Privatization of Medical Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Main Policies According to the Packages for Reform and Innovation in Medical Education

Document Type : Letter to editor

Authors

Ata Pourabbasi ¹

Ahmad Khalegh Nejad Tabari ²

Shahram Yazdani ³

Farid Najafi ⁴

Farhad Frahani ⁵

Zahra Kheiry ⁶

Moslem Soofi ⁷

Bagher Larijani ⁸

¹ Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Surgery Research Center (PSRC), Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran

³ Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), School of Population Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran

⁵ Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

⁶ Research and Development Committee, Deputy of Education, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

⁷ Health Economics Department, Health Management and Economics School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁸ Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shari’ati Hospital,Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.5812/sdme.61667

Keywords

Privatization

Medical Education

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