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ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine

Impact of a Residential Rural Community-Based Training Program for Medical Students on Cognitive and Affective Domains of Learning in Community Medicine: A Mixed Methods Study.

Farah Naaz Fathima, Avita Rose Johnson, Pretesh Rohan Kiran, S Ratnakumari, Bobby Joseph

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Article in Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Overcoming Challenges and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Family Adoption Program: An Administrator's Commentary.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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  8. Qualitative Study to Identify Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Challenges of Family Adoption Programs among Students.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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  9. Family Adoption Programme for Medical Undergraduates in India - The Way Ahead: A Qualitative Exploration of Stakeholders' Perceptions.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Farah Naaz FathimaDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Avita Rose JohnsonDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Pretesh Rohan KiranDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
S RatnakumariDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Bobby JosephDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
St.John's Medical College Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAs part of undergraduate training in community medicine, students of 1

objectiveThe objective was to study the impact of ROP at a medical college in South India. METHODOLOGY: Short-term impact was studied immediately before and after ROP using a 30-item questionnaire administered to 142 students. Medium-term impact was studied among 23 students in 2

resultsWe found a significant (

conclusionROP increases subject knowledge and plays a role in molding attitudes of students toward the care of people in rural areas and improves communication skills. This time-tested model can be replicated in other medical colleges across the country.

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Community basedimpactmedical studentsmixed methodsrural residential training

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PMID34321735
PMCPMC8281875
OpenAlexW3171597657

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