title: The family medicine specialty, learning from experience.
abstract: Family medicine has been accepted as a model for Iranian health-care reform, but many debates have been raised since its establishment. Despite many successes achieved, this area of medicine is very challengeable. Family practice as a specialty is an innovation that has been introduced by the ministry of health and medical education in Iran. Although this approach seems sophisticated, learning from experience is the first step to avoid difficulties that may occur from this selection. Our goal is to declare strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of family medicine specialty.
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
authors: Soheil
authors: S
authors: Soltanipour
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
authors: Abtin
authors: A
authors: Heidarzadeh
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
authors: Tolou
authors: T
authors: Hasandokht
keywords: Education; Iranian health-care system; family medicine; family practice