REGULATING IRANIAN MEDICAL INSTITUTES: TOWARDS A CLEAR REGULATORY MODEL

Background: Regulation has been considered as a tool of perfor-mance improvement and an instrument of social justice. Medical regulation has obsessed Iranian legislator’s mind to a great extent but they didn’t specify a clear regulatory model. Method: The method is based on the literature review. The author tries to discuss different medical and legal aspects of medical regulation in Iranian statutes. Regulating managers and personnel, clinical governance, internal and external regulatory models with legislative and practical approaches to them are explained, also paid attention for upgrade public health. Results: patients’ rights are sometimes breached due to diversified regulatory models. Most of medical institutes are oppose to make their performance clear. Hybrid regulatory model is suggested to use as an appropriate regulatory model with the most benefits and the least disadvantages. Public health plays a vital role in observing patients’ rights in different medical issues.