Undergraduate family medicine and primary care training in Sub-Saharan Africa : reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network
Date
2017-01
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AOSIS publishing
Abstract
Internationally, there is a move towards strengthening primary healthcare systems and encouraging community-based and socially responsible education. The development of doctors with an interest in primary healthcare and family medicine in the African region should begin during undergraduate training. Over the last few years, attention has been given to the development of postgraduate training in family medicine in the African region, but little attention has been given to undergraduate training. This article reports on the 8th PRIMAFAMED (Primary Care and Family Medicine Education) network meeting held in Nairobi from 21 to 24 May 2016. At this meeting the delegates spent time presenting and
discussing the current state of undergraduate training at 18 universities in the region and shared lessons on how to successfully implement undergraduate training. This article reports on the rationale for, information presented, process followed and conclusions reached at the conference.
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CITATION: Besigye I., Mash R., Essuman A. & Flinkenflögel, M. 2017. Conference report: Undergraduate family medicine and primary care
training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network. African Journal of Primary Health care & Family Medicine, 9(1):a1351. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1351.
The original publication is available at https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm
The original publication is available at https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm
Keywords
Primary health care -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Public health -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Family medicine -- Study and teaching (Continuing education) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Community health services -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Citation
Besigye I., Mash R., Essuman A. & Flinkenflögel, M. 2017. Conference report: Undergraduate family medicine and primary care
training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network. African Journal of Primary Health care & Family Medicine, 9(1):a1351. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1351.