title: Strengthening medical ethics by strategic planning in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: To bring attention to medical ethics and to enhance the quality of health care in Iran, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education has introduced a strategic plan for medical ethics at a national level. This plan was developed through the organization and running of workshops in which experts addressed important areas related to medical ethics. They analysed strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and outlined a vision, a mission and specific goals and essential activities surrounding medical ethics. The current strategic plan has six main goals that will be reviewed in this paper. Some major activities that were carried out in recent years, and some future plans, will be also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Floor 5, Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Avenue, Tehran 14114, Iran. emrc@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Bagher
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larijani
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malek-Afzali
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zahedi
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Motevaseli
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics / Q000193:education; D003469:Culture; D004501:Education, Medical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam; D016730:Program Development