ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care
Family medicine: Perception and attitudes among Indian medical students.
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- Strengthening the evidence and implementation framework for family medicine in MBBS curriculum.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
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- Challenges and reforms in family medicine: Perspective of Indian family physician.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Perception of family medicine as the career option among young Indian graduates.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Attitude of Interns towards Family Medicine as a Career in a Tertiary Care Hospital.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical AssociationArticle
- House Officers' Choice of Family Medicine Specialty amid the Implementation of the New Universal Health Insurance Law.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
contextCurrently, family medicine is not taught as a part of the undergraduate medical curriculum in India. In this context, the perceptions and attitudes of Indian medical students regarding family medicine as a career choice were studied.
aimsThis study aims to study the perceptions and attitudes prevalent among Indian medical students regarding family medicine as a career choice and discuss its future implications. SETTINGS AND
designCross-sectional survey study design. METHODS AND MATERIAL: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of undergraduate medical (MBBS) students attending the 2016 medical student conference DEMEDCON at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Kolar, Karnataka, India. Besides demographics, the survey included questions pertaining to awareness, exposure, and interest in family medicine in India. We also asked an open-ended question regarding the respondent's perception of the future of family medicine in India. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Simple statistics such as mean and frequency (%) were calculated. Given the small sample size, no formal tests for statistical significance were performed.
resultsResponses were collected from 45 students between the ages of 18-24 from 6 medical colleges across Karnataka and Puducherry. The majority (64%) of respondents were in their 3
conclusionsThere exists a significant lack of awareness and inadequate exposure among Indian medical students toward family medicine. Nonetheless, there is widespread optimism and a desire to learn more about the subject. Increased awareness and avenues for exposure to family medicine in the formal undergraduate medical curriculum is the need of the hour.
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