ArticleGhana medical journal2017
Five Years Of Family Medicine Undergraduate Education In Ghana: A Wake-Up Call!
Article in Ghana medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Use of audio-visual aids and case studies to enhance understanding of family medicine among medical students.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Factors affecting family medicine programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review of recent literature.Ghana medical journal · 2022Review
- Family medicine residency training in Ghana after 20 years: resident attitudes about their education.Family medicine and community health · 2020Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesGiven the introduction in 2008 of undergraduate family medicine in the University of Ghana, the study aimed to identify the perceptions of medical students in Ghana about family medicine with regard to knowledge and relevance as well as specialty preferences.
designA cross-sectional survey.
methodInvestigators conducted yearly surveys of first clinical year students at the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry over a 5-year period (2008-2012) using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using the first class group as baseline for comparison.
main outcome measuresTrends in respondents' awareness of different aspects of family medicine, their attitudes towards the specialty and their expressed preference or lack of preference for family medicine as a potential specialty for themselves.
resultsOver the five-year period, 748 of 893 eligible first year students participated which comprised 84% of students. Awareness of family medicine as a medical specialty remained high but insignificantly declined over the period of study (88% to 80%, p=0.058). Preference for family medicine as career choice remained low at 4%, but an increase from 2% baseline though insignificant (p=0.397). The primary reason for not listing family medicine as career choice was unfamiliarity with the specialty (80%).
conclusionAlthough awareness of family medicine among medical students in Ghana remains relatively high, their knowledge is insufficient to influence their career decisions for family medicine. This is a wake-up call!
fundingNone declared.
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