طراحی الگوی توسعه اخلاق حرفه ای سازمان های دولتی: نظام سلامت ایران

Introduction: The structure, requeirments, and background of professionalism has not yet been discussed in Iranina health sector. This study was conducted to to improve human resourcing in Iran by means of proposing a pattern for professional ethics development. Methods: The present study was carried out in two stages in 2017. In the first stage, comparative analysis was implemented to identify the dimensions and requirements of professionalism in health sector. Five countires, including England, Malaysia, Japan, Turkey, and the USA were included in the study. To gather data from the selected countries, data extraction form was used. In the second stage, 20 experts were chosen to perform a three-round Delphi technique.&nbsp; Data analysis was done by means of SPSS software, 22nd version, and one-sample t-test.&nbsp;&nbsp; Results: In the comparative stage and according to similar dimensions in the selected countires, four dimensions of Structure, Education, Institutionalization and Evaluation were extracted. Results of Delphi technique showed that in the first step, 17 items were approved out of 20 items. In the second step, two items were omitted and the thematic pattern with 15 items were accepted [P<0.05]. The final pattern of the study was validated in four dimensions including Structure, Education, Institutionalization, and Evaluation. Conclusion: The results indicated that applying professionalism in health necessites the provision of systematic processes and structure. On the other hand, factors such as education, organizational structures and institutionalization of the countries require more investigation and localization.&nbsp; &nbsp;