Introducing the IMCI community component into the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2008; 14 (3): 731-741
in English
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| ID: emr-157208
ABSTRACT
In 2001 the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Gezira [FMUG] started to introduce the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness [IMCI] strategy into its medical curriculum. The emphasis was on pre-service training that addresses standard case management and the IMCI community component. This report presents the experience of FMUG in integrating such a training package into the medical curriculum. It explains the rationale for introducing the IMCI community component and the guiding principles for doing so. It describes the community-based courses into which the community component was integrated, the implementation and impact of the programme and the constraints faced
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Schools, Medical
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Teaching
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World Health Organization
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Child Health Services
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Child Welfare
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Community Participation
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Child Mortality
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Family Practice
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2008
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