Introducing the IMCI community component into the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira.
In 2001 the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Gezira (FMUG) started to introduce the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy into its medical curriculum. The emphasis was on pre-service training that addresses standard case management and the IMCI community component. This report presents the experience of FMUG in integrating such a training package into the medical curriculum. It explains the rationale for introducing the IMCI community component and the guiding principles for doing so. It describes the community-based courses into which the community component was integrated, the implementation and impact of the programme and the constraints faced.
Abdelrahman
S H
SH
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan. samhamid2002@yahoo.co.uk
Alfadil
S M
SM
D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003256:Community Participation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration