Linking undergraduate medical education to primary health care.
Indian J Public Health
;
2008 Jan-Mar; 52(1): 28-32
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109994
ABSTRACT
Under graduate medical education aims at producing doctors who are competent in preventive, promotive and curative knowledge and skills. The community medicine curriculum in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi has been designed with this objective in view. Students are given community oriented training in urban and rural settings whereby students are taught to carry out various activities under the guidance of faculty members. This curriculum has evolved over many years and provides ample exposure to the students to understand the health problems, and health system of the country especially at the primary and secondary level. There is a sequential teaching of community medicine, which starts from fourth semester through internship. Successful training in community medicine lies outside the walls of the department and the involvement of other partners like the community, health systems etc contribute largely.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Clinical Clerkship
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Community Medicine
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Curriculum
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India
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Internship and Residency
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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