Introducing Family Medicine Clerkship to Medical Students’ Curriculum at a Saudi Medical University: An Impact Study

Background Family Medicine was introduced as a major undergraduate clinical rotation in 2016 after the medical college at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University revised its curriculum. Objective Assessing how students’ medical knowledge has improved post Family Medicine introduction to the revised m...

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Published in:Journal of primary care & community health 2021, Vol.12, p.21501327211002100
Main Authors: Al Shammari, Malak A., Al Shamlan, Nouf A., Darwish, Magdy A., Sebiany, Abdelaziz M., Sabra, Amr A., Al Almaie, Sameeh M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Clerkship
College students
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
Cross-Sectional Studies
Curricula
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Family Practice
Female
Humans
Male
Males
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Original Research
Rotation
Saudi Arabia
Students, Medical
Undergraduate students
Universities
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Summary:Background Family Medicine was introduced as a major undergraduate clinical rotation in 2016 after the medical college at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University revised its curriculum. Objective Assessing how students’ medical knowledge has improved post Family Medicine introduction to the revised medical school curriculum. Study Design This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study among fifth year clinical medical students (n = 219). A pretest and post-test was distributed to all fifth year clinical medical students voluntarily during the period of October 2017 to May 2018. They were asked to rate the exam as well. Results The mean exam grades were 25.52 (SD = 4.44) and 34.16 (SD = 5.76) for pre-rotation and post-rotation, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between post and pre rotation exam grade for the overall sample (t (218) = 23.73, P 
ISSN:2150-1319
2150-1327
2150-1327
DOI:10.1177/21501327211002100