• BMC medical education · Jan 2005

    Controlled Clinical Trial

    Evaluation of a task-based community oriented teaching model in family medicine for undergraduate medical students in Iraq.

    • Samim A Al-Dabbagh and Waleed G Al-Taee.
    • Department of Community Medicine, Mosul College of Medicine, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq. samimaldabbagh@yahoo.com
    • BMC Med Educ. 2005 Jan 1; 5: 31.

    BackgroundThe inclusion of family medicine in medical school curricula is essential for producing competent general practitioners. The aim of this study is to evaluate a task-based, community oriented teaching model of family medicine for undergraduate students in Iraqi medical schools.MethodsAn innovative training model in family medicine was developed based upon tasks regularly performed by family physicians providing health care services at the Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) in Mosul, Iraq. Participants were medical students enrolled in their final clinical year. Students were assigned to one of two groups. The implementation group (28 students) was exposed to the experimental model and the control group (56 students) received the standard teaching curriculum. The study took place at the Mosul College of Medicine and at the Al-Hadba PHCC in Mosul, Iraq, during the academic year 1999-2000. Pre- and post-exposure evaluations comparing the intervention group with the control group were conducted using a variety of assessment tools.ResultsThe primary endpoints were improvement in knowledge of family medicine and development of essential performance skills. Results showed that the implementation group experienced a significant increase in knowledge and performance skills after exposure to the model and in comparison with the control group. Assessment of the model by participating students revealed a high degree of satisfaction with the planning, organization, and implementation of the intervention activities. Students also highly rated the relevancy of the intervention for future work.ConclusionA model on PHCC training in family medicine is essential for all Iraqi medical schools. The model is to be implemented by various relevant departments until Departments of Family medicine are established.

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