The General Assembly is the main deliberative Assembly of the IRIMC that serves as its parliament. It composed of 224 members who elect IRIMC President as well as the Supreme Council for a term of four years and 3 officers annually. Currently, Dr. Aghazadeh is the Chairman of the General Assembly.

The regular annual session opened on 7 August 2014 with the welcome speech of the General Assembly chairman & IRIMC President.

The items encompassed in the meeting agenda which was considered by the General Assembly during the annual session were as follows:

-The melioration of the healthcare system -Taxation -Tariff of the medical services & insurances -The interrelationship between Iranian health care professionals -Obstetrics and its perspective in the healthcare system -Aging and healthcare

On the first day of the proclaimed session, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Labor & Social Welfare as well as the CEO of Social Security Organization made a speech. Dr. Hashemi, the Minister of Health emphasized on the melioration of national healthcare system which would be achieved by interrelation and multilateral collaboration between all healthcare professionals as well as major national health organizations. He added:"We should consider public health concerns of people and improve healthcare system due to meet healthcare needs although the plan for melioration of health system should encompass the concerns of healthcare providers as well."

Dr. Rabiei, the Minister of Labor & Social Welfare declared that the crucial item due to fulfill the expectations in the melioration of healthcare system is the accordance of healthcare professionals with this plan. In other words, they should be pursuant to melioration of health system and IRIMC as the nation's largest independent organization in the field of medicine should define this plan in a way that meets health providers' concerns." "I do believe in IRIMC as a Non Governmental Organization founded more than 50 years ago. This organization which represents almost all health care professionals has got an important role in the healthcare system." He said.

CEO of Iranian Social Security Organization also made a speech in the first day of annual session of the General Assembly. He said:"Implementation of new health policies can be achieved by collaboration between all major national health organizations."

Dr. Aghazadeh highly welcomed the attendance of senior official bodies and officially commenced the meeting of General Assembly members in which they received the annual report of IRIMC President, the Supreme Council as well as officers and endorsed major policies offered by the Supreme Council. Furthermore the officers have been elected for a term of one year.

On the second day, the parliament speaker and IRIMC president made a speech.

Dr. Larijani, the parliament speaker said:"IRIMC possesses a remarkable & highly important position in the health system which protects and supports patients' rights as well as professional rights of

health care professionals." He expressed his optimism for melioration of healthcare system as an appropriate portion of national budget has been allocated to healthcare system.

Dr. Zali, the President of Iran Medical Council was the second one who honored the audiences and made a speech. First of all, he highly appreciated the attendance of high-ranked official bodies in the annual session of IRIMC General Assembly and strongly valued their speeches.

Dr. Zali emphasized that Iranian Medical Council as the nation's largest independent medical organization not only protects the professional rights of health care professionals but also is the principal and cardinal guardian of patients' rights by ensuring proper standards in the medical & dental practice. "IRIMC General Assembly alongside other major national health organizations is ready to promote the plan for melioration of healthcare system."IRIMC president said.

IRIMC president was joined in this annual session by his executive board, senior advisors and all IRIMC directors.

Dr. Shima Naghavi, Director of International Affairs