Selecting An Appropriate Site For Medical Education

Mohammad Esmail Akbari

doi:10.22037/jme.v1i1.972

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v1i1.972

Selecting An Appropriate Site For Medical Education

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Mohammad Esmail Akbari^1,*

1Professor of Surgery in Shohada Hospital of Shaheed Beheshti University of Med ical Sciences and Health Services, Ex Deputy Minister for Public Health and Community Oriented Medical Education (COME).

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 1, issue 1; e104931

Published online:Apr 19, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 19, 2009

Accepted:Apr 19, 2009

How to Cite:Mohammad Esmail Akbari, Selecting An Appropriate Site For Medical Education.J Med Edu.2009;1(1):e104931.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v1i1.972.

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The present study aims at locating the appropriate site for the training of medical students. It is argued that in community oriented med1cal education the training of medical students should take place where more patients come for consultation. This will result 1n students having a greater exposure to patients with a variety of medical problems.In order to find out the places where more patients went for medical advice, a questionnaire was des1gned and filled out by one percent of the population of Esfahan, one of the main provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A total of 33,714 questionnaires were filled out. The questions asked were whether the respondent had any medical complaints in the previous month, whether s/he had been hospitalised during the previous month, and if that was the case, how s/he had managed the problem11,230 respondents reported of at least one medical problem, but only 9,818 had sought medical advice. 9,672 respondents out of 9,818 underwent treatment in outpatient clinics and the rest were hospitalised Among the 146 hospitalised cases, only 74 cases were in teaching hospitals, that is only 0 7% of the total number of respondents who reported that they had medical problems. 945 respondents reported at least four days rest at home, that is 6 times more than hospitalised cases.The results of the study indicate that hospitals may not be the only right place for the training of medical students. Places such as outpatient departments and ambulatory care centers attend to more patients and therefore give students greater exposure to a variety of medical problems.

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