Impact on core values of family medicine from a 2-year Master's programme in Gezira, Sudan: observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training of family physicians should include not only clinical and procedural skills, but also core values as comprehensive care, continuity of care, leadership and patient-centeredness. The Gezira Family Medicine Project (GFMP) is a 2 years Master's programme in family medicine in Sudan. We assessed the impact of GFMP on the candidates' adherence to some core values of family medicine.

Methods

This is a prospective study with before-after design based on repeated surveys. We used Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) to assess physicians' attitude towards patient-centeredness. Practice based data from individual patients' consultations and self-assessment methods were used to assess physicians' adherence to core values.

Results

At the end of the pr

SUBMITTER: Mohamed KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6816210 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature