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ArticleMateria socio-medica2014

Situational analysis of human resources in family physician program: survey from iran.

Rohollah Kalhor, Mohammad Azmal, Mohammad Zakaria Kiaei, Maryam Eslamian, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Mehdi Jafari

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Rohollah KalhorDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad AzmalDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Zakaria KiaeiHealth Service Management Department. School of Public Health. Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Qazvin. Iran.
Maryam EslamianResearch Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Seyed Saeed TabatabaeeHealth Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mehdi JafariHealth Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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introductionFamily physician is the increasing efforts to promote physician and other human resources in the health care systems. GOAL: Investigate Human resources situation of the family physician program in six pilot cities in Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran.

methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine the family physician program in 2011. In this study, 15 healthcare teams in six pilot cities in Iran were assessed. Data was compiled from family physician officer document in vice treatment of Ahwaz University of medical sciences. National instructions of family physician was used to identify current gaps.

resultsThe survey findings indicated that there is a doctor's shortage about 36% in the health team that deployed in the first level of referral system. Also on the team, the 34% shortage of nurses and 60% shortages of nutrition personnel are seen. Specialists with offices in cities of second referral level, there have not welcomed the program.

conclusionsIt seems that to facilitate patient access to physicians under contract with family physician program and the referral system in level two and level three, adopting arrangements to attract specialists and improving their maintenance is necessary.

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family physician programhuman resourcesprimary health care (PHC)referral system

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