The Integration of Primary Care and Public Health in Medical Students' Training Based on Social Accountability and Community-Engaged Medical Education.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Primary care and public health comprise the bedrock of health systems, but their divergence has produced two groups of practitioners either focused on individual health or population health. We explored how primary care and public health were integrated in medical students' training in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Methods: Our qualitative study reviewed community health plans in two municipalities and thematically analyzed the perspectives of medical students, faculty, alumni, and community stakeholders through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. Results: Integration began by operationalizing a curriculum requiring medical students to serve rural communities during most of their training-a departure from the conventional, hospital-based me

SUBMITTER: Punzalan JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9908606 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature