Abstract:
Background
Family medicine is an integral part of global undergraduate
medical curricula. The recently introduced two week
programme in family medicine for 3rd year medical students
at the Colombo Medical Faculty reflects this initiative. It is
important to evaluate the perceptions of these students as
primary consumers.
Method
The study population comprised 26 third year medical students
who have completed the family medicine programme. A
pre-tested self-administered questionnaire assessed general
attitude on family medicine, and perceptions on content and
competencies through several questions each on a Likert scale
of 0 to 5. Response rate was 100%.
Based on themes emerging from the feedback, a Focus
Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted with 22 students.
Data was recorded verbatim, collated and analyzed.
