FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP IN BASIC MEDICAL EDUCATION

Primary care is the center of the health care systems in many developed countries. It has been awarded by improving health and well-being of the population, and decreasing health expenditure. Unfortunately, since the teachers’ expertise in medical faculties becomes more specific, the basic medical education (BME) becomes more specialization-oriented and the students do not have the opportunity to learn the actual profile of primary care and the needs of the community. The faculties of medicine should renovate their curriculum and should provide early clinical exposure to improve the student’s affinity to primary care. Family medicine clerkship should be a part of curriculum in each medical school and this period should be used as an opportunity for the young physicians’ career choice in Family Medicine.