The Viewpoints of Faculty Members of Khorramabad School of Medicine, Iran, about the Horizontal Integration of Basic Medical Sciences Courses

Integration, is the combination of curriculum content areas, which is separate in traditional curriculum of educational system. This study aimed to investigate the viewpoints of faculty members of school of medicine about the horizontal integration of basic medical sciences. This was a qualitative content analysis study. The study population consisted of faculty members of Khorramabad School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and research environment was the school of medicine. Depth interviews with 7 faculty members, who played role in the application of horizontal integration of basic medical sciences, were done. At the end, interview transcripts were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman content analysis method. Among the advantages of this plan was that a number of faculties preferred to teach based on integration method. Problems related to integration consisted of four categories, “problems related to the courses”, “professors’ problems”, “problems related to rules and regulations of the plan”, and “problems related to the courses”. According to our findings, it seems the program can be useful in medical education, but first, it should be revised, and related problems should be solved.