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Department of Family Medicine

Family Practice

2017

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New Leadership Model For Family Physicians In The Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Pilot Study Across Selected Countries, Salman Rawaf, Waris Qidwai, Tam Khoja, Kashmira Nanji, Ny Kurashi, F Alnasir, Ma Al Shafaee, M Al Shetti, M Bashir, Nes Saad, S Alkaisi, W Halasa, H Al-Duwaisan, A Al-Ali, Tm Farahat, M Tarawneh, A Khathami, A Abutiheen, Iqbal Azam Syed, A Swaka Jan 2017

New Leadership Model For Family Physicians In The Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Pilot Study Across Selected Countries, Salman Rawaf, Waris Qidwai, Tam Khoja, Kashmira Nanji, Ny Kurashi, F Alnasir, Ma Al Shafaee, M Al Shetti, M Bashir, Nes Saad, S Alkaisi, W Halasa, H Al-Duwaisan, A Al-Ali, Tm Farahat, M Tarawneh, A Khathami, A Abutiheen, Iqbal Azam Syed, A Swaka

Department of Family Medicine

Background: Family Medicine is growing rapidly across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. However, it needs support in terms of overall health system development. This will require strong leadership in family medicine to implement the change required to improve current conditions.

Objective: To collect data that will support the development of a leadership program for the future family physicians in the region.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2016 to September 2016 in eight countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia). These countries were selected to obtain perceptions …