Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Curriculum (EPUB)

Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Curriculum (EPUB)

by Author Val Wass

Governments and healthcare organizations around the world have acknowledged that

good primary care that is integrated , accessible and cheap for everyone is crucial to achieving Universal Healthcare and Health for All under the Sustainable Development Goals . The first practical manual created especially to assist those organizing and executing family medicine/primary care curricula in medical schools worldwide is this one .

It provides medical educators with a set of succinct, easily navigable chapters that walk them through the requirements of the curriculum and include important references for more information . The content is accessible to those teaching medical students in any country thanks to its clear English and practical , deliverable advice that can be adjusted to different contexts . Family medicine physicians and educators can also access chapters that are pertinent to their roles by simply flipping through the sections , such as teaching methods for clinical practice educators or curriculum design for academic educators .

Important Elements

■ The first “how-to” manual for successfully incorporating family medicine instruction into medical school curriculum .

Provides a robust framework grounded in evidence to incorporate family medicine into medical education . Broad in reach , catering to scholars and instructors across all tiers and regions , this approach reflects and embraces the diversity and experience of family medicine worldwide to generate useful and efficient data that medical schools may utilize to drive change .

■ A comprehensive overview of the steps involved in doing a literature review , which establishes

the current body of knowledge , selecting a topic , research questions and methodology , carrying out the research and sharing the findings .

■ Encouraged by the WONCA Education Working Party

Members of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party on Education edited and wrote the book . WONCA is in a unique position to provide medical schools with a solid platform to integrate family medicine regardless of the local context, allowing all aspiring doctors to understand the value of family medicine to holistic medicine and health systems . Family doctors are also encouraged to encourage students to consider a career in family medicine.

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