BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study compared the training programs and career paths of family medicine graduates in the National Research Service Award (NRSA) Program for Research in Primary Medical Care with general internal medicine and general pediatric peers. METHODS We mailed a survey to NRSA fellows graduating from 23 programs nationally between 1988-1997. Personal characteristics, fel...

OBJECTIVE To determine family physician perspectives regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of 2 interventions-a targeted, mailed invitation for screening to patients, and family physician audit-feedback reports-and on the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program generally. This information will be used to guide program strategies for increasing screening uptake. DESIGN Qualitative st...

Background: In recent years use of family physicians has been determined as a start point of health system reform to achieve more productive health services. In this study we aimed to assess the cost-efficiency of the implementation of this plan in Fars province, southern Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done in 2007 in 18 provincial health centers as well as 22...

background: health and security is one of component of human rights in society and the government to ensure it is up to society. from the perspective of the world health organization, family medicine is heart of global efforts to improve service quality, reduce costs, enhance effectiveness and equality of health care system. but without the participation of stakeholders and social change in beh...

background: development of a manual or well‑defined criterion for prioritizing the topics of clinical practice guidelines (cpgs) will help validate and organize this process evermore. this study was conducted to design an applicable manual that would prioritize the cpg topics for family physicians. methods: this study was a multi‑stage method using a qualitative approach that was conducted for ...

INTRODUCTION Implementation of rural family physician program in Iran in 2005 has been evaluated and shown that this program has been led to some improvements in health indicators. In this study, some reproductive health (RH) indicators were compared before and after implementation of this program in rural areas of East Azerbaijan, Iran. METHODS In this ecologic- time trend study, the data of...

background and aims: the study investigated mortality rates of children in west area of isfahan province in 2006-2012. methods: this cross- sectional study performed in a seven- years period by using information received from isfahan health center on neonatal mortality rate, infant mortality rate,under 5 years mortality rate in the west of isfahan province. results: the results showed that the ...