INTRODUCTION Medical education based on the principles of social medicine can contribute toward reducing health disparities through the "creation" of doctors who are more involved in community programs. PURPOSE This study compared the social medicine orientation of graduates from various medical schools in Israel. METHODS The authors conducted an online cross-sectional survey in May 2011 am...

BACKGROUND The measurement of attitude and attitudinal changes regarding community-oriented primary care (COPC) and the community-oriented principles of family medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada was a key component of this study involving family medicine residents. The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Toronto Hospital initiated a new COPC curriculum in Ju...

due to the importance of the knowledge of mothers on the level of family and children's mental health the present study designed to assess the knowledge of 336 married women regarding severe and mild mental disorders in haftoon region of esfahan through a questionnaire developed specifically for this study. subjects were selected through systematic random sampling method from among married...

OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences of carers and families of people with depression. DESIGN AND SETTING Structured focus groups conducted in six Australian capital cities between February 2002 and July 2002. Thematic analyses were conducted using the QSR NUD*IST software package for qualitative data. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-seven carers or family members. RESULTS Thematic analyses highlight...

MED 1107 Community Week The community week offers students an opportunity to experience a typical community medical practice early in the medical education. Upon completion of the community week, the student will: understand the multifaceted role of the rural physician; appreciate and understand the role of all members of the health care team in the delivery of community health care; have an op...

MED 1107 Community Week The community week offers students an opportunity to experience a typical community medical practice early in the medical education. Upon completion of the community week, the student will: understand the multifaceted role of the rural physician; appreciate and understand the role of all members of the health care team in the delivery of community health care; have an op...

Coordinated input from a variety of health and social care professionals into medical education helps students to become strong, effective, successful and competent future practitioners able to function within the multi-disciplinary environment which characterizes modern medicine. This paper presents a new model of teaching developed within the context of the Phase 1 Medicine Programme at Durha...