Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university

The importance of primary care in Malaysia has increased due to the growing morbidity and mortality for preventable diseases. Ministry of Health has recently called for more trained family medicine specialists to serve at primary care clinics nationwide. However, fewer graduates intend to become pri...

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Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz, Keng Yap, Ng, MZ, Nik Nur Qabila, F H, Muhammad, A, Hanifatiyah, Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019
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author Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz
Keng Yap, Ng
MZ, Nik Nur Qabila
F H, Muhammad
A, Hanifatiyah
Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
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Keng Yap, Ng
MZ, Nik Nur Qabila
F H, Muhammad
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Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
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description The importance of primary care in Malaysia has increased due to the growing morbidity and mortality for preventable diseases. Ministry of Health has recently called for more trained family medicine specialists to serve at primary care clinics nationwide. However, fewer graduates intend to become primary care physicians. The objective of this study is to explore the attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty.
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spelling iium-716282019-04-16T06:11:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/ Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Keng Yap, Ng MZ, Nik Nur Qabila F H, Muhammad A, Hanifatiyah Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida B Philosophy (General) R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine The importance of primary care in Malaysia has increased due to the growing morbidity and mortality for preventable diseases. Ministry of Health has recently called for more trained family medicine specialists to serve at primary care clinics nationwide. However, fewer graduates intend to become primary care physicians. The objective of this study is to explore the attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/17/71628%20abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/3/Dr.%20Nurjasmine%20ARPAC2019%20POSTER.pdf Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz and Keng Yap, Ng and MZ, Nik Nur Qabila and F H, Muhammad and A, Hanifatiyah and Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida (2019) Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university. In: 5th Asean Regional Primary Care Conference (ARpaC KL 2019), 28th-30th March 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/5th-Asean-Regional-Primary-Care-Conference.pdf
spellingShingle B Philosophy (General)
R Medicine (General)
RZ Other systems of medicine
Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz
Keng Yap, Ng
MZ, Nik Nur Qabila
F H, Muhammad
A, Hanifatiyah
Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title_full Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title_fullStr Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title_full_unstemmed Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title_short Attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
title_sort attitudes of medical students towards primary care specialty: a cross-sectional survey in a public university
topic B Philosophy (General)
R Medicine (General)
RZ Other systems of medicine
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/17/71628%20abstract.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71628/3/Dr.%20Nurjasmine%20ARPAC2019%20POSTER.pdf