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Showing 6 results for Health Workforce
Dr. Fereydoun Azizi , Dr. S. Alireza Marandi,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (10-2018)
Abstract
Background: After the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, two main changes were made in the health system namely the establishment of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the formation of the Health Network of Iran. The Ministry of Health and Medical Education is responsible for policymaking, planning, leadership, stewardship, monitoring and evaluation of health services and also training and educating the healthcare workforce in a community-based health system, which comprises the country's healthcare structure.
Method: Library documents were reviewed and information and relevant data were collected.
Results: From 1979 to 2015, the number of medical, dental and pharmacy schools in Iran increased from 7 to 72, 3 to 19 and 3 to 21, respectively; the number of admissions to medical school increased from 1357 to 44040 during the aforementioned time period. Training courses , PhD and clinical sub-specialties were established after the revolution. Nowadays, admission to these disciplines are 268 and 350 students, respectively. This quantitative increase has been accompanied by a significant improvement in the educational quality of clinical services rendered and increased research.
Conclusion: Integration of medical education into the health system in Iran has proved to be an appropriate and economical strategy for promotion of healthcare and is considered a turning point in improving medical education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Dr. Ali Jafarian, Dr. Alireza Parsapour, Dr. Homayoon Amini,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract
Health care workers especially medical groups are worthful human capital, that each community’s life depends on. Compensating for the shortage of human resources for health care requires huge time and budgets. The evidence shows that in recent years, Iranians migration trend, especially the highly educated class, have been increasing, unfortunately, most of these people do not intend to return. In this article, while analyzing the situation, the factors affecting the migration of the medical groups and its consequences are presented, and futurology and forecasting are emphasized.
Dr. Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Dr. Majid Fasihi Harandi,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Nowadays, one of the most important challenges for health policymakers is the phenomena of emigration of health graduates. The aim of this manuscript is to assess and analyze factors that influence retaining and maintaining health elites in Iran. Since this issue is complicated and multidimensional, and as it has happened gradually, It is simplistic to think that the problem can be resolved by providing a simple, quick and effective solution. However, it is possible to take measures to solve the problem. Accordingly, in this article, we have presented the existing challenges for faculty members and health elites staying in Iran, and subsequently, the existing strategies to maintain this group in the country.
Dr Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Dr Somaye Noorihekmat, Dr Behrouz Talaei, Dr Reza Malekpour Afshar, Dr Bahram Salavati, Mrs Fahimeh Behzadi, Dr Azam Bazrafshan,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract
Background: Health workforce migration is one of the serious threats to the health system in Iran, which has grown significantly in recent years. The aim of the current research is to investigate factors associated with the emigration of human resources in the field of health in the year 2022.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted using a survey method. The study population included students, faculty members, staff, and graduates of the Iranian universities of medical sciences. The study sample included 360 participants from medical universities involved by a non-probability, convenient sampling method. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire whose validity and reliability were evaluated and confirmed by a number of expert professors and experts in the field of health.
Results: Out of a total of 360 participants, 170 were students and 190 were graduates or working in medical universities. 195 participants were female (54/2) and 165 were male (45/8). Associate and Bachelor’s degrees (n=118), Ph.D. (n=87), and general medical practitioner (n=77) had the largest share in the studied sample. The fields of medicine (n=89) and paramedicine (n=76) had the highest participation rate. 189 (52.5%) of the participants had a great desire to emigrate. 135 people (37.5%) of the participants even thought of working in non-specialized and lower jobs abroad. 108 people (30 %) planned to migrate or took practical action and had a definite schedule for emigration. Only 65 (18%) of the participants had the desire to return after emigration. Economic, managerial, and social welfare factors were identified as the most important factors associated with the emigration of the health workforce.
Conclusion: The desire to emigrate is very strong among students and health professionals, and many participants decide to emigrate due to economic and social issues. Solving the emigration problem requires a serious, comprehensive, and long-term commitment to the issue of elite management, structural and legislative reforms, meritocracy, and increasing hope in the academic community.
Volume 6, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Human resource is one of the most important assets of the health system. One of the priorities of the health system is organizing supply, recruiting and retaining health workforce. Challenges and strategies to achieve these goals are presented in this statement.
Faezeh Nazari Robati, Mohammad Sadeghi, Zahra Asgari, Azam Bazrafshan, Sara Mehrabi, Zahra Arabbadvi, Fahimeh Safizadeh, Dr. Reza Malekpour Afshar, Dr. Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Dr. Zohreh Khoshnood,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (12-2023)
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Background: The emigration of intellectual capital has grown significantly in recent years. When the experts of the countries reach the production stageand leave the country, they transfer their intellectual and economic ability to the destination countries. One of the ways to reduce the damage caused by this phenomenon is brain rotation. The current study was carried out with the aim of investigating strategies to strengthen the circulation of brains and attraction of elites in the health system.
Methods: The present study was conducted as a scoping review. Search and analysis were performed using Prisma protocol. The content of articles was analyzed through content analysis in thematic method using MAXQDA20 software. All the contents related to the desired concept were coded in the articles. Subsequently, based on the conceptual connection, they were placed in subcategories and categories, and finally placed in the main categories.
Results: The initial result of the article search was 2574 articles. After removing duplicate items, 675 items were removed due to being unrelated and 13 articles were removed due to lack of access to the full text, and 33 articles were used for analysis. After summarizing, the codes were placed in 13 subcategories and 3 main categories, which include 1- governance reforms - macro policy making; 2- strengthening and reforming university policies; and 3- cultural and social strategies.
Conclusion: The findings show that Iran can pay more attention to the rotation of brains and use the intellectual capital of Iranians abroad to a greater extent. This will be achieved when a written road map is prepared, approved and implemented to strengthen communication and culture.
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