en آموزش پزشکی Medical Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span lang="FR">Background & Objective:</span></b><b> </b>Spirituality is regarded as an essential aspect of health, and therefore, it should be incorporated into medical education to foster a holistic understanding of health and to develop fully competent medical professionals. Despite the significance of incorporating spiritual issues into medical education, there has been limited research conducted on this topic in Iran. Various barriers have hindered the implementation of spiritually enriched medical education; however, there are also some factors that facilitate this process. This study attempted to explore the facilitators and barriers of integrating spirituality in medical education through a qualitative content analysis.</span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span lang="FR">Materials</span></b><strong><span lang="FR"> &</span></strong><b><span lang="FR"> Methods:</span></b> This was a situation analysis designed and conducted as a directed content analysis study. The data collected from interviews with medical education experts and the review of upstream documents were analyzed, revealing findings categorized as internal and external factors. Internal factors were categorized using the McKinsey 7S framework, which includes structure, systems, strategies, skills, staff, style, and shared values. Meanwhile, external factors were classified according to the PEST model, encompassing political, economic, socio-cultural, and technological aspects.</span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Results:</b> The facilitators and barriers identified in this study encompassed a total of 100 concepts. We identified 27 internal and 16 external facilitators, while there were found 41 internal and 16 external barriers.</span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b>Conclusion: </b><span style="color:black">The findings of this study clarify the steps needed to uphold the goals and missions of medical education in the area of spiritual health. </span>Overcoming the barriers while leveraging existing facilitators will be crucial for successfully incorporating spiritual health into Iranian medical education.</span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; medical education, spiritual health, facilitators, barriers, Iran 54 64 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-2406-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Akram Heidari heidariama@gmail.com 5300319475328460033443 5300319475328460033443 No Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Sadegh Yoosefee m 5300319475328460033444 5300319475328460033444 No Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Neuroscience Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran SeyedHasan Adeli 5300319475328460033445 5300319475328460033445 No Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Hoda AhmariTehran 5300319475328460033446 5300319475328460033446 No Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Maryam Ardebili yoosefee@gmail.com 5300319475328460033447 5300319475328460033447 No Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Morteza Heidari mortezaheidari.mh@gmail.com 5300319475328460033448 5300319475328460033448 Yes School of Health and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran