title: The Community Follow-up Project (CFUP).
abstract: The Community Follow-up Project (CFUP) is a project where medical students choose a hospital in-ward patient during their clinical ward-based attachments and follow-up this patient's progress after discharge from the hospital. The students do a series of home visits and also accompany their patients for some of their follow-ups at the hospital, government clinics, general practitioners' clinics and even to the palliative care or social welfare centres. The students assess the physical, psychological and social impact of the illness on the patient, family and community. By following their patients from the time their patients were in the hospital and back to their homes and community, the students are able to understand in depth the problems faced by patients, the importance of communication skills in educating patients on their illness and the importance of good communication between primary, secondary and tertiary care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sherina
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohd Yunus
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Azlan Hamzah
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003153:Community Health Services; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology