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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| description | 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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| spelling | um-126552021-11-23T23:20:34Z Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan Haymond Prasad, Narayanan R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine 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 2019 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/4/haymond.pdf Haymond Prasad, Narayanan (2019) Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/ |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Haymond Prasad, Narayanan Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title | Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title_full | Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title_fullStr | Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title_short | Development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in Malaysia: A Delphi study / Haymond Prasad Narayanan |
| title_sort | development of a primary care curriculum for medical undergraduates in malaysia: a delphi study / haymond prasad narayanan |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine |
| url | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/ http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/12655/4/haymond.pdf |