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IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.

A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, toolkits and the field itself; the charter calls it a College.

Medicine and Health

A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. community of practice for health professionals. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge.

Register interestCommunities of practice

Status
Proposed
What it offers
4
Courses
3
Country programmes
49
Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.Contested subjectHealth

A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.

In context

  • Contested subject This subject is contested. Every side is shown with its sources, and nothing here endorses a position.
  • Health This is health information for learning, not medical or mental health advice. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

How this page handles evidence

Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.

Verified
A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
Secondary source
A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
To verify
A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.

Sources

Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.

  1. Zahra Yazdani, Parviz Saketi, Fariba Karimi et al. (2020). Identification of Native Physicians Retention Components in Iranian Health System: A Mixed Method Study. Shiraz E-Medical Journal. DOI 10.5812/semj.100364
  2. Keyvani H, Majdzadeh R, Hanaee J et al. (2026). Determinants and policy approaches to healthcare professional retention in Iran: A mix of scoping review and qualitative evidence.. PLoS One. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0339855
  3. Mohammad Seidisarouei (2025). Depression, Discrimination, and Integration: Mental Health Challenges of First-Generation Iranian Immigrants in Germany. Center for Open Science. DOI 10.31234/osf.io/xdbt2_v2
  4. Askarian M, Groot G, Carr T (2026). Lived Experiences of Long COVID in Iranian Immigrants in Canada: Implications for Post-Infection Care and Global Health Equity.. Iran J Med Sci. DOI 10.30476/ijms.2026.110312.4589
  5. Moghaddasi F, Fazaeli AA, Zahmatkesh M et al. (2026). Challenges of Iranian Migrant Nurses: A Qualitative Insight into their Experiences Abroad.. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. DOI 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_445_24

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Perspectives and disputes

Contested subjects show every side with sources. Nothing here endorses a position.

A map of the main positions, each with its own sources, is in preparation.

Report an error What we are and are not

01What it offers

  • 01

    Health guides

    Plain health guides in the languages of the diaspora.

  • 02

    Interpreting standards

    Standards for medical interpreting in Persian and other languages of Iran.

  • 03

    Licensing paths

    Guides to re-qualifying for health professionals trained in Iran.

  • 04

    Public health reviews

    Reviewed summaries of public health research on Iran and the diaspora.

02Who it is for

  • Doctors, nurses and pharmacists
  • Allied health professionals
  • Health researchers
  • Students in health A narrower topic within a discipline.

03How it works

Proposal
the community of practice is put to the Governing Board.
Decision
the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter.
Membership
professionals in the field register interest and declare their interests.
Work
members draft outputs in small groups.
Review
every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication.

04What it always keeps

  • The community of practice is independent of any party, faction or government.
  • Members declare An interest of a person, such as money, family, an employer or a political role, that could make them decide differently from a fair person in the same place..
  • Every output is reviewed and sourced.
  • No output is published in IDCDC’s name without approval.

05Disciplines

  • A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution. of Basic Medical Sciences

    Biomedical sciences

    Biomedical sciences study the human body in health and disease.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Clinical Medicine and Care

    Clinical medicine

    Clinical medicine diagnoses and treats patients across the specialties.

    0 courses5 fields Proposed

  • Department of Clinical Medicine and Care

    Psychiatry

    Psychiatry diagnoses and treats mental illness.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Clinical Medicine and Care

    Nursing and midwifery

    Nursing and midwifery care for patients, mothers and newborns.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Basic Medical Sciences

    Pharmacology and pharmacy

    Pharmacology studies how medicines act, and pharmacy makes and dispenses them safely.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Public and Global Health

    Public health

    Public health protects the health of whole populations, in Iran and in the countries where the Iranian diaspora lives.

    1 course5 fields Open

  • Department of Public and Global Health

    Epidemiology

    Epidemiology measures how disease spreads in populations and why.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Public and Global Health

    Global and humanitarian health

    Humanitarian health brings care to people affected by conflict and disaster.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Public and Global Health

    Mental health and psychosocial support

    Mental health and psychosocial support help people and communities cope with loss, violence and change.

    1 course4 fields Open

06Courses

A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

07Communities of practice

  • Proposed

    Engineering and Technology

    A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Law and Justice

    A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Education and Pedagogy

    A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Finance and Economy

    A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Arts and Culture

    A proposed community of practice for artists and cultural workers of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Media and Information Integrity

    A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Environment, Water and Energy

    A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Governance and Public Administration

    A proposed community of practice for public administration and governance specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Science and Research

    A proposed community of practice for scientists and researchers of the Iranian diaspora.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Medicine and Health. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/medicine-health/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Medicine and Health.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/medicine-health/.

BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_learn_communities_medicine_health,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Medicine and {Health}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/medicine-health/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/medicine-health/},
}

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08Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Identification of Native Physicians Retention Components in Iranian Health System: A Mixed Method Study

    Zahra Yazdani, Parviz Saketi, Fariba Karimi et al. · 2020 · Shiraz E-Medical Journal

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  2. Determinants and policy approaches to healthcare professional retention in Iran: A mix of scoping review and qualitative evidence.

    Keyvani H, Majdzadeh R, Hanaee J et al. · 2026 · PLoS One

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  3. Depression, Discrimination, and Integration: Mental Health Challenges of First-Generation Iranian Immigrants in Germany

    Mohammad Seidisarouei · 2025 · Center for Open Science

    PreprintCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  4. Lived Experiences of Long COVID in Iranian Immigrants in Canada: Implications for Post-Infection Care and Global Health Equity.

    Askarian M, Groot G, Carr T · 2026 · Iran J Med Sci

    ArticleEurope PMCDOAJOpen access

  5. Challenges of Iranian Migrant Nurses: A Qualitative Insight into their Experiences Abroad.

    Moghaddasi F, Fazaeli AA, Zahmatkesh M et al. · 2026 · Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  6. A study of Iranian immigrants’ experiences of accessing Canadian health care services: a grounded theory

    Dastjerdi Mahdieh, Olson Karin, Ogilvie Linda · 2012 · International Journal for Equity in Health

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  7. The Role of Personality in the Mental Health of Iranian Immigrants: Investigating the Mediating Role of Acculturation

    Alireza Zare, Nima Ghorbani, Hojjatollah Farahani et al. · 2026 · مجله علوم روانشناختی

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  8. Government-Sponsored Iranian Medical Students Abroad (1811–1935)

    Mohammad Hossein Azizi, Farzaneh Azizi · 2010 · Iranian Studies

    ArticleCrossref

  9. Physicians’ Job Satisfaction with the Medical Profession and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Iranian Physicians

    Mahla Iranmanesh, Milad Ahmadi Gohari, Aliakbar Haghdoost et al. · 2025 · Iranian Journal of Epidemiology

    ArticleCrossref

  10. Becoming self-sufficient: the experience of Iranian immigrants who access Canadian health care services

    Mahdieh Dastjerdi · 2007 · University of Alberta Library

    ThesisDataCite

  11. Ethnicity, acculturation, and self reported health. A population based study among immigrants from Poland, Turkey, and Iran in Sweden

    Eivor Wiking, Sven-Erik Johansson, Jan Sundquist · 2004 · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen access

  12. Well-Being and the Mental Health Needs of Iranian American Immigrants

    Nicole Moshfegh, Shelly P. Harrell · 2012 · PsycEXTRA Dataset

    DatasetCrossref

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