Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Entrepreneurship, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.

2 Faculty member, Department of Public Administration, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Faculty member, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Faculty member, Department of Industrial Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to analyze the policies of the higher health education for dealing with Covid-19 pandemic and the other crises. It was a retrospective study conducted in the first six-months of 2020. Walt and Gilson’ policy analysis triangle was used. The data was collected by reviewing the national and international databases, analyzing the obtained documents, and conducting semi-structured interviews with informants. The following items were identified based on data analysis: 1) forty-five actors, 2) five constituencies of the organizational structure, 3) three technical substructures, 4) fourteen laws and regulations, 5) twenty-four practical steps, 6) twenty-four processes, and 7) forty-six documents. The documents were compiled by WHO, Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, universities of medical sciences, and the faculties of medical sciences. According to the findings of this study, it is necessary to revise the higher education system.      

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