ABSTRACT
Background: It seems we are now experiencing [responsibility problems] among medical trainees [MTs] and some of those recently graduated from medical schools in Iran. Training responsible professionals have always been one of the main concerns of medical educators. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research in the literature on [responsibility] especially from the medical education point of view. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim of presenting a theoretical based framework for understanding how MTs approach their responsibilities in educational settings
Method: This qualitative study was conducted at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences [SUMS] using the grounded theory methodology. 15 MTs and 10 clinical experts and professional nurses were purposefully chosen as participants. Data was analyzed using the methodology suggested by Corbin and Strauss, 1998
Results: [Try to find acceptance toward expectations], [try to be committed to meet the expectations] and [try to cope with unacceptable expectations] were three main categories extracted based on the research data. Abstractly, the main objective for using these processes was [to preserve the integrity of student identity] which was the core category of this research too. Moreover, it was also found that practically, [responsibility] is considerably influenced by lots of positive and negative contextual and intervening conditions
Conclusion: [Acceptance] was the most decisive variable highly effective in MTs' responsibility. Therefore, investigating the [process of acceptance] regarding the involved contextual and intervening conditions might help medical educators correctly identify and effectively control negative factors and reinforce the constructive ones that affect the concept of responsibility in MTs
ABSTRACT
Gestational surrogacy is a recent revolutionary subject in assisted reproductive technology [ART] with profound effects on religious, legal, ethical and societal matters. Since enacting the law in this matter could efficiently handle challenges and prevent subjective inclinations, the authors of this study wished to suggest the adoption of a particular Iranian law on the subject, regarding the different legal systems worldwide. In this article, effort has been made to conduct a comparison between the Gestational Surrogacy Law of Illinois, USA and some other similar resources with those of Iranian laws and regulations. Surrogacy laws in some countries like India and Australia have been drafted but only in the Illinois, USA it has been signed into law. Drawing a crude comparison between the limited existing laws and regulations on surrogacy reveals small structural differences but a bulk of similarities among them. Despite its novelty and regardless of any specific law, surrogacy practices have been made possible in Iran due to the utilization of common rules and observation of Fatwa issued by clerics in this regard. Aside from religious rules, surrogacy laws meet a rational basis and they have been evolved to address societal needs and seem justifiable enough to be applicable for a general Iranian law preparation