Punzalan, Jaime Kristoffer; Guingona, Monserrat; Punzalan, Mary Germeyn; Cristobal, Fortunato; Frahsa, Annika; Liwanag, Harvy Joy (2023). The Integration of Primary Care and Public Health in Medical Students' Training Based on Social Accountability and Community-Engaged Medical Education. International journal of public health, 68, p. 1605359. Frontiers 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605359
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Objectives: Primary care and public health comprise the bedrock of health systems, but their divergence has produced two groups of practitioners either focused on individual health or population health. We explored how primary care and public health were integrated in medical students' training in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Methods: Our qualitative study reviewed community health plans in two municipalities and thematically analyzed the perspectives of medical students, faculty, alumni, and community stakeholders through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. Results: Integration began by operationalizing a curriculum requiring medical students to serve rural communities during most of their training-a departure from the conventional, hospital-based medical education in the Philippines. The medical students' community immersion provided opportunities for integrating primary care and public health activities that influenced their personal orientations and the health situation in communities. Integration continued after training as alumni found themselves serving as primary care and public health practitioners in the region. Conclusion: Social accountability and community-engaged medical education provided the foundation for medical students to integrate primary care and public health in practice to respond to local needs.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Frahsa, Annika, Liwanag, Harvy Joy |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1661-8556 |
Publisher: |
Frontiers |
Funders: |
[206] Stiftung Lindenhof Bern = Lindenhof Foundation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
14 Feb 2023 12:24 |
Last Modified: |
03 Mar 2023 12:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/ijph.2023.1605359 |
PubMed ID: |
36776739 |
Additional Information: |
Open Access Funding provided by the University of Bern. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
community health health systems medical education primary care public health social accountability |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/178749 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178749 |
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