A joint memorandum has been signed between the Secretariat of International Accreditation of Iranian Medical Universities and each of Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences (SSU), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) and Tabriz University of Medical Science (TUOMS) respectively.
Following to Zanjan and Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, now SSU, IUMS, and TUOMS each took a step forward to receive the international accreditation certificate and signed a joint memorandum with the secretariat of international accreditation of Iranian medical universities.
It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health has asked the related Secretariat to facilitate the accreditation procedure for the volunteer universities through providing necessary advices.
The mentioned universities are also making themselves ready for international accreditation by creating an accreditation document and conducting integrated plans for self-assessment, identifying solutions for removing their weaknesses and improving their strengths.
Reporter and Translator: S. Javedanfard