Medical education in Iraq: issues and challenges
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Medical education in Iraq was one of the best educational systems in the region, especially during the 1980s. Following this golden period, the educational system suffered from regression and descent in both the academic curriculums that are taught and teaching techniques of both undergraduate and postgraduate physicians. This was due to multiple factors: including the wars, sectarian conflicts, and financial sanctions which had a lasting effect on medical education and training. Today, medical education and training in Iraq face multiple challenges resulting from a lack of facilities, financial support, and doctors' emigration due to violence and political unrest.1,2 There are a few articles published on the medical education in Iraq. The purpose of this article is to give the international readers an overview of the medical education in Iraq. Emphasizing the current challenges that are faced by the educational system and providing some points for improvements.
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