Universal Healthcare through Effective Primary Care Education: A Practical Guide

As recognized by governments and healthcare organizations worldwide, achieving Universal Healthcare and the Sustainable Development Goal of “Health for All” requires integrated, accessible, and affordable primary care for everyone. This practical guide is the first of its kind, designed specifically to support medical educators in planning and conducting family medicine/primary care education within medical schools globally.

The Importance of Family Medicine in Medical School Curricula

Effective integration of family medicine teaching into medical school curricula is crucial for the development of well-rounded doctors who understand the importance of family medicine in health systems and holistic medicine. This guide offers medical educators a comprehensive resource to achieve this goal, with concise, easy-to-follow chapters and practical, adaptable advice suitable for diverse contexts.

Key Features of the Guide

• The first how-to guide dedicated to effective integration of family medicine teaching into medical school curricula
• A strong evidence-based framework for integrating family medicine into medical schools
• Wide in scope, covering topics relevant to academics and educationalists at all levels and in all geographies
• A step-by-step introduction to the processes of literature review, choosing a topic, research questions, and methodology, conducting research, and disseminating results
• Supported by the WONCA Working Party on Education, ensuring a strong platform for medical schools to integrate family medicine whatever the local context

Edited and authored by members of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party on Education, this guide is ideally placed to offer a strong platform for medical schools to integrate family medicine. This integration will enable all future doctors, regardless of their career aspiration, to understand the importance of family medicine to health systems and holistic medicine, and encourage family medicine doctors to inspire students to consider a career in the field.

Product Details

Publisher: CRC Press
1st edition: October 6, 2023
Language: English
Paperback: 276 pages
ISBN-10: 1032351845
ISBN-13: 978-1032351841