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Students' and junior doctors' preparedness for the reality of practice in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Medical Teacher . Jan2015, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p64-73. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Evidence tailored to sub-Saharan Africa on outcomes of innovations in medical education is needed to encourage and advance their implementation in this region. Aim: To investigate preparedness for practice of students and graduates from an innovative and a conventional medical curriculum in a sub-Saharan African context. Methods: Using mixed methods we compared junior doctors and fifth-year students from two Mozambican medical schools: one with an innovative problem- and community-based curriculum and one with a conventional lecture- and discipline-based curriculum. A questionnaire on professional competencies was administered, semi-structured interviews were conducted, and work diaries were collected. The findings were integrated in a conceptual model. Results: Six areas of tension between global health care ideals and local health care practice emerged from the data that challenged doctors' motivation and preparedness for practice. Four elements of the innovative curriculum equipped students and graduates with skills, attitudes and competencies to better cope with these tensions. Students and graduates from the innovative curriculum rated significantly higher levels on various competencies and expressed more satisfaction with the curriculum and its usefulness for their work. Conclusion: An innovative problem- and community-based curriculum can improve sub-Saharan African doctors' motivation and preparedness to tackle the challenges of health care practice in this region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ADULTS
*PROFESSIONAL education
*HOSPITAL medical staff
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL students
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*POPULATION geography
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SATISFACTION
*STUDENTS
*T-test (Statistics)
*JUDGMENT sampling
*JOB performance
*COURSE evaluation (Education)
*DATA analysis software
*DIARY (Literary form)
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STUDY & teaching of medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142159X
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100066282
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.920490