Student Perceptions of a Programme in Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Olupeliyawa, A; Karunthilak, Indika; Gooneratne, Kishara; Munasinghe, R; De Abrew, Ashwini; Ediriweere, E

dc.contributor.author	Olupeliyawa, A
dc.contributor.author	Karunthilak, Indika
dc.contributor.author	Gooneratne, Kishara
dc.contributor.author	Munasinghe, R
dc.contributor.author	De Abrew, Ashwini
dc.contributor.author	Ediriweere, E
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-14T14:27:23Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-14T14:27:23Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Kaluarachchi, A., Olupeliyawa, A., Karunthilak, I., Goonaratne, K., Munasinghe, R., De Abrew, A., & Ediriweere, E. (2012). Student Perceptions of a Programme in Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5967
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Student Perceptions of a Programme in Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US