The experience of 10 years of institutional and program accreditation in Iran with an emphasis on the strengths and implementation challenges: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The global emphasis on medical education quality has established accreditation as a crucial evaluation method. Iran has implemented systematic institutional and program accreditation in medical universities over the past decade. This study analyzes the strengths and implementatio...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Education
Main Authors:	Tahereh Sabouri Aghbolagh Rostam Khan, Tahereh Changiz, Azim Mirzazadeh, Marta van Zanten, Nikoo Yamani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-02-01
Subjects:	Challenges Strengths Educational accreditation Iran
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06738-2

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