TY - JOUR ID - 90236 TI - Challenges of General Practice Education in Iran: A Qualitative Study JO - Strides in Development of Medical Education JA - SDME LA - en SN - 2645-3525 AU - Amiresmaili, Mohammadreza AU - Nekoei Moghadam, Mahmood AU - Moosazadeh, Mahmood AU - Pahlavan, Elaheh AD - Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Assistant Professor of Health Service Management Dept., Research Center for Health Services Administration, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Associate Professor of Health Service Management Dept., Research Center for Health Services Administration, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - Ph.D. in Candidate in Epidemiology, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - B.Sc. in Health Service Management, Student Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - 118 EP - 131 KW - medical education KW - General practice education KW - Challenge DO - N2 - Background & Objective: According to some evidences medical graduates do not evaluate their skills and capabilities to perform professional responsibilities at an acceptable level In other words there is a disagreement among authorities and experts of medical education in this regard This study aimed to survey the challenges of general physicianeducation system in Iran Methods: This applied study was carried out by qualitative method A purposeful sample of 23 informants participated in the study Semistructured interview was applied for data collection and Data were analyzed using framework method Results A total of 23 subthemes classified under 6 major themes were identified Major themes included strategies of general practice education structural issues incomprehensiveness of courses and curriculum educational fields educational problems and resources Conclusion: Due to several issues the effectiveness of general physicianeducation in Iran is faced with serious challenges Incompatibility of education with real needs of the community is one of the most important issues Therefore generalphysician education should move toward becoming more practical and empowering medical students to manage health centers should be taken into account in a systematic and efficient manner UR - https://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90236.html L1 - https://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90236_424ba2e2e861a79e05a594d4c7e2553f.pdf ER -