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Community-oriented medical emergency programme: development and evaluation issues.

Comfort Osonnaya1, Kingsley Osonnaya, Edward William Burke

  • 1United Medical Education College, London, UK. info@ijmjournal.com

Medical Teacher
|December 12, 2002
PubMed
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This medical emergency program trains healthcare professionals in community settings. Evaluations show the program effectively meets its aims, with plans for further clinical case integration.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Community Health

Background:

  • Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals require specialized training in medical emergencies.
  • International Healthcare Studies programs need to incorporate practical community-based emergency care.
  • Current training models may lack sufficient exposure to real-world community medical emergencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a community-oriented medical emergency program for Higher Professional Diploma students.
  • To introduce students to clinical skills for managing medical emergencies in the community.
  • To expose students to the practical application of emergency medicine within community settings.

Main Methods:

  • A four-week program integrating clinical skills teaching in community clinics (16 sessions).

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  • College-based teaching included lectures, workshops, and small-group work (10 sessions).
  • Self-directed learning was encouraged through dedicated sessions (4 sessions).

    • Main Results:

    • Student and tutor evaluations indicated successful achievement of the program's objectives.
    • The program effectively introduced students to community-based medical emergency practices.
    • Positive feedback suggests the curriculum is meeting its intended educational goals.

    Conclusions:

    • The described program successfully equips multidisciplinary healthcare professionals with essential emergency skills in a community context.
    • Further enhancements are planned to broaden the scope and volume of clinical case exposure.
    • The program serves as a valuable model for medical emergency education in international healthcare studies.