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Education in family and community health: the challenge faced by a new medical school
Author(s) -
SAHA A.,
COLE A. F.,
LINDER B. M. W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1992.tb00209.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , variety (cybernetics) , work (physics) , health care , medicine , medical school , psychology , pedagogy , engineering , political science , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , law
Summary. This paper describes the efforts of the Department of Family and Community Health at Sultan Qaboos University in providing opportunities for the development of ‘hands‐on’ problem‐solving skills appropriate for Oman. The curriculum of the Department is discussed, highlighting the unusual emphasis of this discipline in both the preclinical and clinical curriculum of the College of Medicine. The importance of continuous assessment and supervision of students is discussed. Course‐work in the preclinical curriculum of the Department is kept to a minimum. Field‐work forms an important part of preclinical training, where application and problem‐based learning arc emphasized. During the clinical years the students are exposed to an integrated series of lectures and practicals covering core knowledge in clinical medicine. Practical clinical training, over a total period of 15 weeks, takes place at a variety of sites where common problems in primary health care in Oman are handled by students under supervision.