https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v16i2.16057

A Social Accountable Model for Medical Education System in Iran: A Grounded-Theory

authors:

avatar Mohammadreza Abdolmaleki 1 , avatar Shahram Yazdani 2 , * , avatar Sedigheh Momeni 1 , avatar Nader Momtazmanesh 3

PhD Candidate at School of Medical Education Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor, Dean of School of Medical Education Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Assistant Professor وSchool of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Journal of Medical Education: Vol.16, issue 2; e105571
published online: October 17, 2017
article type: Research Article
received: February 01, 2017
accepted: July 25, 2017

how to cite: Abdolmaleki M, Yazdani S, Momeni S, Momtazmanesh N. A Social Accountable Model for Medical Education System in Iran: A Grounded-Theory. J Med Edu. 2017;16(2):e105571. https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v16i2.16057.

Abstract

Social accountability has been increasingly discussed over the past three decades in various fields providing service to the community and has been expressed as a goal for various areas. In medical education system, like other social accountability areas, it is considered as one of the main objectives globally. The aim of this study was to seek a social accountability theory in the medical education system that is capable of identifying all the standards, norms, and conditions within the country related to the study subject and recognize their relationship. In this study, a total of eight experts in the field of social accountability in medical education system with executive or study experience were interviewedpersonally. After analysis of interviews, 379 codes, 59 secondary categories, 16 subcategories, and 9 main categories were obtained. The resulting data was collected and analyzed at three levels of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding in the form of grounded theory study of “Accountability model of medical education in Iran”, which can be used in education system’s policies and planning for social accountability, given that almost all effective components of social accountability in highereducation health system with causal and facilitator associations were determined.

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