scholarly journals Community medicine learning - medical student’s perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Angeline Grace G. ◽  
Gopalakrishnan S. ◽  
Umadevi R.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Community Medicine ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Subject

Background: The goal of teaching Community Medicine in undergraduate medical curriculum is to ensure that medical graduates acquire competencies needed to solve common health problems of the community. This study aims to determine the perceptions of medical students in learning Community Medicine as part of their MBBS curriculum and to assess their preference of the subject for post-graduate studies.Methods: This study was conducted among third year MBBS students of a private Medical College. Universal sampling method was adopted and data was collected using a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire. A three-point Likert scale was used to assess the perceptions of the medical students in learning Community Medicine. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Out of 183 students, 166 students participated in the study of which 42.8% were males and 57.2% were females. Nearly 89% of students agreed that learning community medicine during MBBS is very essential. About 83.7% felt more field visits or practical assignments need to be added to the curriculum to enhance students’ interest in the subject. Community medicine was preferred for post-graduation by only 12% of students. Interest in clinical specialties, limited career growth and less social recognition was the main reasons quoted by the students for not choosing the specialty for post-graduation.Conclusions: Learning Community Medicine is essential to produce community oriented primary health care physicians. Community Medicine as a future career option was found to be limited among the medical students. More exposure is needed on the wide career opportunities available after post-graduation. Community Medicine learning should be made more interesting, highlighting its importance in public health, primary health care & family medicine services.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary health care physicians, junior doctors, and medical college students towards autism in Duhok, Iraq

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-512
Author(s):  
Berivan Rashid ◽  
Perjan Taha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Physicians

Background and objective: The knowledge of autism spectrum disorder among physicians and medical students is limited. This study aimed to find out the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary health care physicians, junior doctors, and 6th year medical college students in Duhok province, Iraqi Kurdistan toward autism spectrum disorder. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from September 10th until October 30th, 2016. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Two hundred and two questionnaires were completed by the three participants’ groups. Data analysis was carried out using the statistical analysis system (SAS, version 9.4). Results: Of the 202 participants, 24.8% were sixth year medical students, others were junior doctors (35.6%) and primary health care physicians (39.6%). Of them, 51.5% were females and 48.5% were males. High percentages (90.1% and 91.1%) of respondents heard and knew about autism spectrum disorder, respectively. They showed poor information on identification and management. Primary health care physicians had more knowledge on the genetic basis of autism (P <0.001) and behavioral therapy for autism (P = 0.016). No significant differences in knowledge was found between both gender groups except that female participants had limited knowledge on its genetic basis (P = 0.007). Conclusion: Although primary health care physicians, rotators, and medical students generally heard about autism spectrum disorder, they had limited knowledge of its diagnosis and management. It is recommended to introduce autistic disorders lectures to the medical college curriculum and training of physicians by experienced professionals. Keywords: KAP; Physicians; Medical students; Autism.

scholarly journals Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Stephen E Knight ◽  
Andrew J Ross ◽  
Ozayr Mahomed
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Primary Health

Background: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate medical curriculum, which aims to develop primary health care (PHC) and public health competencies in students using the community-oriented primary care (COPC) approach. Aim: The aim of this research was to evaluate the Selectives against the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) ‘core’ graduate competencies. Setting: This study was carried out among medical students concluding Selectives at UKZN in 2015. Methods: A cohort of 183 students concluded Selectives in 2015, and thereafter 70 (38%) completed a routine online evaluation of the programme based on the core graduate competencies. Results: Students reported substantial improvements in PHC clinical knowledge, improved understanding of a population perspective on health, and having gained public health knowledge and skills. Conclusion: Selectives is an effective way to use a decentralised PHC learning platform to enable medical students to address some of the HPCSA graduate competencies required for health care professionals and not necessarily covered by other medical disciplines. (Full text of the research articles are available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojfp) S Afr Fam Pract 2017; DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2016.1272229

scholarly journals Assessing Students’ Well-being in Primary Health Care Setting as a Clinical Learning Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Rabab Abdel Raoof Abed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Clinical Learning ◽  
Clinical Learning Environment ◽  
Primary Health

Introduction: Well-being in learning environment requires a culture that actively helps students to achieve their own potential. It requires a learning environment (LE) that supports physical, social and spiritual development. It has been shown that medical students experience high levels of stress that can hinder their performance, professionalism, and overall health. With respect to primary health care (PHC), some studies have shown the relative advantage of PHC centers to provide opportunities for “hands on” practice by pre-clinical students, availability of general practitioners (GPs) to supervise students, and with respect to the scope of PHC, which includes, beside patient care, community health education. Unfortunately, some aspects of the training process in clinical learning environment (CLE) have unfavorable effect on students’ well-being. Medical students face personal distress with negative effect on academic achievement, competency, professionalism, and health. We aimed to measure students wellbeing during their training in primary health care units. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study to assess well-being of undergraduate students in primary health care (PHC) centers affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM-SCU). In addition, to test psychometric prosperities of The MED-NORD (Medical Education in Nordic Countries) questionnaire through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). A comprehensive (purposive) Sample was taken from year 1, 2, and 3. Results: Testing the psychometric prosperities of MED-NORD questionnaire revealed that the questionnaire contained 7 factors and 41 items. The seven factors are: Conceptions of learning and knowledge, Approaches to learning, Perceptions of the learning environment, Problems in studying, Optimism, Reflective learning, and Lack of interest. There were adequate correlations between the factors. Conclusion: The study concluded that the students positively perceived their well-being. Furthermore, Students preferred collaborative knowledge building in learning. However, they use surface approach in their learning more than deep approach. This study also concluded good reliability and construct validity of MED-NORD questionnaire.

Do We Teach What We Preach? Comparing the Content of a Problem-based Medical Curriculum with Primary Health Care Data

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOB F M METSEMAKERS ◽  
PETER A BOUHUIJS ◽  
HETTY A M SNELLEN-BALENDONG
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Health Care Data ◽  
Primary Health
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