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Defining generic objectives for community-based education in undergraduate medical programmes
T N Kristina1, G D Majoor, C P M van der Vleuten
1Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
Medical Education
|April 27, 2004
Summary
A new framework for community-based education (CBE) objectives was developed, defining 21 generic goals for medical students. This framework, validated by experts, ensures comprehensive competency development for improving community health in developing countries.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Public Health
- Curriculum Development
Background:
- Community-based education (CBE) programs benefit from a standardized framework for objective setting.
- Developing rational objectives for specific CBE programs can be challenging without a generic structure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a framework for defining generic objectives in community-based education (CBE) programs.
- To establish educational objectives for medical students engaged in community health initiatives.
Main Methods:
- Literature and internet resources were reviewed to identify factors impacting community health and medical student activities in CBE.
- Competencies for students and educational objectives were defined and validated against literature and expert consensus.
- A framework with 4 elements was developed and externally validated by international experts.
Main Results:
- 26 factors influencing community health were identified and categorized into 5 domains.
- 21 generic objectives for CBE programs were established to foster necessary student competencies.
- All defined generic objectives had analogues in existing specific CBE program objectives, with no unique objectives found outside the framework.
Conclusions:
- A feasible framework for defining generic objectives in community-based education (CBE) programs was successfully developed.
- The framework was exemplified using the context of a medical school in a developing country.