TY - JOUR T1 - Spirituality as a sociocultural determinant of health in the context of medical curriculum: A call for action TT - JF - MJIRI JO - MJIRI VL - 34 IS - 1 UR - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-5136-en.html Y1 - 2020 SP - 40 EP - 46 KW - Spiritual needs KW - Spiritual health KW - Medical curriculum KW - Sociocultural determinant of health KW - Iran N2 - Background: This study aimed to investigate the state of spirituality in the general medicine curricula in Iran. Methods: Reference books for general medicine were reviewed and data were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method. Results: After reviewing references, it was found that only 35 paragraphs of the educational reference pages dealt with this subject. Related topics to spirituality had 2 major themes: (a) spirituality and care (assessment, treatment, palliative care, and bereavement); (b) spirituality and professionalism (considering culture and medical ethics). Conclusion: This study showed that despite the importance of the subject and much evidence on spirituality and medicine, medical references have limitations. The authors suggested some strategies to develop a specific course and integrate all educational references with the objectives of the general medical education course in Iran. M3 10.47176/mjiri.34.6 ER -