A Strategic and Interactive Approach of development and innovation in medical education Program: Synchronizing with Planning Requirements in the Third Millennium

Strategic and interactive plan help the universities to achieve their goals by understanding the environmental changes and realistic assessment of their internal capabilities. The aim of this study was to examine the program of development and innovation in medical education from the perspective of strategic and interactive planning. This documentary research was carried out by searching in the databases and the websiteof the Ministry of Health's Deputy Directorate for Education and a review of the articles and documents related to Developments in higher education and medical education and university planning in the 21st century, the Program of development and Innovation and the Strategic and Interactive Program. Since unpredictable events are occurring continuously in University of Medical Sciences, it seems that adaptive planning with the identity of universities, is the strategic planning based on the principles of strategic thinking and insight,using the principles of interaction planning Including participation, continuity, coherence and Holistic view. Under these circumstances, the health system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on upstream documents and with a strategic and interactive approach,has designed and implemented the program of development and innovation of medical education including 11 development packages and a package monitoring plan with a strategic approach, looking at general health policies and policies of The General Department of Higher Education announced the Supreme Leader's attention to the acquisition of scientific authority and with a perspective and innovative look. health education system, in line with the requirements of the Third Millennium Universities, has emphasized development and implementation of a program for reform and innovation of medical education with a strategic and interactive approach.