Evidence-based health human resources planning and medical professionals’ education in Iran
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Background There is a global crisis constituting severe shortages of health professionals and mal-distribution of health human resources. There are some important mega trends that affect this challenge: • Populations are aging and becoming more urbanized. • Non-communicable diseases, nutrition-related, and maternity-related causes of death, mental health disorders and chronic diseases are growing. • People today are better educated and more assertive and enjoy greater access to information. The shift is toward shared medical decision making. • The health human resource workforce effort is reducing. Each of these transitions is a powerful force for change in health workforce planning, the roles of health professionals, and the design of medical professional education. Every country will have to respond to these global pressures for changes. The Deputy Ministry for Education of Iran Health and Medical Education Ministry is working to progress health workforce reform to address the challenges of providing a skilled, innovative and flexible health professional education and planning in Iran. In 2013 the medical education Deputy, designed a national projections for general practitioners, medical specialists and sub-specialists over a planning horizon to 2025, to ensure Iran health Human Resources meets the community’s needs.
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