E Archer, A M S Schmutz, M Volschenk, C Jacobs
How the mapping of threshold concepts across a master's programme in health professions education could support the development of mastersness
BMC medical education
training efficient human resources health system necessary train appropriate student teaching assessment methods necessary skills educational planning evaluation therefore studies efforts train human resources field iranian medical education begun since 1994 aim present study comparative study curriculum masters degree medical education iran selected countries applied descriptive comparative research data collected electronic search website selected universities selected educational curricula newest curriculum studied universities time present research translated fluent persian studied detail model used present study famous polish bereday model quota sampling method used universities selected 110 ratio classified area institutions offered masters degrees medical education chosen region using world health organization classification based qs world university rankings 2020 data collection instrument researchermade checklist used extract relevant data available website selected universities checklist consisted eight items included course title course length mission vision goals admission process teaching methods online inperson educational strategies teaching methods student assessment eight items compared selected universities samples included seven selected universities including kebangsaan university asia university toronto canada university michigan america university bern imperial college europe monash university australia iranian universities student admission iran carried centralized exam therefore faculties option select students criteria student selection course length universities 13 years depending parttimefulltime studied universities offer field modular degree courses characteristics curriculum masters degree medical education iran selected countries showed differences similarities course among top universities different continents unlike countries curriculum masters degree medical education iran offered centralized manner eight universities tehran shahid beheshti iran isfahan shiraz tabriz kerman mashhad