Date: 5/10/2008
TUMSPR News: On the last day of the 2nd International Medical Ethics Congress, the foreign guests of the congress reflected upon the congress in answer to the questions put forward by the representative of TUMS’ Public Relations office.
On the last day of the 2nd International Medical Ethics Congress, the foreign guests of the congress reflected upon the congress in answer to the questions put forward by the representative of TUMS’ Public Relations office. Below are the comments of one of guests from Virginia, USA.
Q- Would you please introduce yourself, in the first place, and then talk on your educational and professional backgrounds and achievements
A- I am Abdulaziz Sachedina from the United States of America. I teach at the University of Virgina. I teach philosophical theology and biomedical ethics and also I am a professor of Islamic and religious studies. I was educated at the University of Toronto and also the (Ferdowsi) University of Mashad (where) I got my B.A. in Persian Language Literature, and I did my Ph.D. in Middle-Eastern and Islamic Studies also in Toronto.
Q- You comprehensively talked about the congress as it should be in Persian, a while ago but would you please briefly evaluate the congress and the way it should be in future?
A- That's right. My suggestion is that there should be more workshops, there should be more smaller group discussions in each area of biomedical ethics and its application, whether we’re talking about clinical ethics or we're talking about ethics of research in medicine.
We need panels but we also need smaller group discussions so that people can have more information about what they are asking and what we can teach them because I think the congress at the moment also fulfils some credits in the medical education. So I think it can fulfil both those requirements while in the congress.
Q- What's your assessment of this congress in achieving its goals?
A- I think the quality of the papers varied. Some were good papers and some were weak papers but, overall, I think it was a very successful conference and those who presented careful research they presented it very well.
Q- Thank you sir, and how do you think of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in terms of innovation and in terms of research?
A- I am no expert in research, but I do know that Tehran University (of Medical Sciences) has started a good program in bioethics and it promises to be one of the best ones.
Q- And how about Iranian?
A- They're beautiful people.
- Thank you sir for the interview.
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