title: Student learning experiences with Jamaican practitioners.
abstract: Due to the destruction of teaching facilities in primary care by a recent hurricane, first clinical year medical students were placed with general practitioners, in order to fulfil the requirements of a community medicine clerkship. Student feedback indicated a very high level of interest, with a variety of learning experiences--the attitudinal attributes of general practitioners ranking highest. This experience has provided a useful opportunity to enhance the training of medical students and to develop collaborative links with non-university physicians. This paper summarizes the experiences of the first 39 students involved in the clerkship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Maharaj
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D007858:Learning; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology