integration of medical education and health care: the experience of iran

Medical students are spending a lot of time on learning the medical information presented to them during their formal education, but they easily forget what they learned after passing the exams, they are not involved in studying common health care problems in the community because directors of medical education institutes are conventionally ignoring social accountability regarding the effectiveness and quality of education program. on the other hand, universities of medical science and medical schools were too often seen as preoccupied with their own academic affairs and detached from the concerns of the society, because directors of medical education in the country have no responsibility in health care delivery system.