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Characteristics of physicians practising in Lebanon: a survey

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Abstract
The last survey of the characteristics of the Lebanese physician workforce, in 1998, raised concerns about the oversupply of physicians and gaps in capacity building. This telephone survey in 2007 of a stratified random sample of physicians describes the demographic, educational and practice characteristics of 546 physicians practising in Lebanon. A majority of the physicians had graduated from an eastern Europe an or a Lebanese medical school, in the 1980s or 1990s, and had postgraduate training in a non-primary care specialty, in a western or eastern European country. The greatest numbers were practising solo, in a medical or surgical specialty, in a private hospital and in an urban setting. The average proportion of work time spent in teaching and research were 2.4% and 1.2% respectively. The findings suggest that less emphasis should be placed on training in specialty care compared with primary care/general practice and future policies should aim to attract physicians to rural areas
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Akl, E.A., El Asmar, K., Menassa, B. Khater, Maroun, N. & Adib, S. (‎2012)‎. Characteristics of physicians practising in Lebanon: a survey. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 18 (‎7)‎, 712-717, 2012 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/118174
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EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 18 (‎7)‎, 712-717, 2012
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712-717
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1020-3397
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