title: Situational analysis of human resources in family physician program: survey from iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Family physician is the increasing efforts to promote physician and other human resources in the health care systems.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Investigate Human resources situation of the family physician program in six pilot cities in Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Rohollah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalhor
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azmal
authors.affiliation: Health Service Management Department. School of Public Health. Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Qazvin. Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Zakaria
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Kiaei
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eslamian
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Saeed
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tabatabaee
authors.affiliation: Health 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.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jafari
keywords: family physician program; human resources; primary health care (PHC); referral system