Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan
Over the last few decades, primary care has been recognized as a cornerstone for an efficient and effective healthcare system. However, the discipline is now facing challenges like the shortage of primary care doctors, which has been attributed to the hidden curriculum of undergraduate medical...
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| Online Access: | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/ http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/4/haymond.pdf |
| Summary: | Over the last few decades, primary care has been recognized as a cornerstone for an
efficient and effective healthcare system. However, the discipline is now facing
challenges like the shortage of primary care doctors, which has been attributed to the
hidden curriculum of undergraduate medical programs. The aim of this project is to
develop a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia. A Delphi
survey, which consisted of three iterative rounds with feedback, was used for this research
project. The participants consisted of primary care experts who are also involved with
undergraduate primary care teaching. The experts were selected based on criteria which
were developed with two senior academicians in undergraduate primary care medical
education. The final developed curriculum contained 34 core clinical topics and 15 core
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs). The developed curriculum provides a list of
core clinical topics that should be taught as part of undergraduate primary care curriculum
and the expected EPAs of a new graduate on the first day of entering the primary
department as a houseofficer. This work may inform policies and guidelines, and also
influence undergraduate primary care education at various medical schools. This may
promote and encourage more doctors to choose primary care. Furthermore, it addresses
the gap in knowledge about education in primary care in Malaysia.
Keywords : curriculum development, primary care, entrustable professional activities,
Delphi, medical education
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