Community based medical education in a rural area: a new direction in undergraduate training.
The Greater Murray Clinical School provides a community based medical education programme for the clinical years at the University of New South Wales. Being a new clinica school in rural Australia allowed the development of a patient-centred longitudinal curriculum. Students follow patients through the health care system, with each exposure stimulating the learning about different aspects of a patient problem. The paper outlines the conceptual approach towards the development and implementation of this novel approach to community based medical education.
Sturmberg
J P
JP
School of Rural Health, University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. j.sturmberg@unsw.edu.au
Reid
A
A
Khadra
M H
MH
D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003153:Community Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009517:New South Wales; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D019035:Rural Health Services; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D000078329:Workforce