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Family medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum. 1978

F D Scutchfield, and A A Ratcliffe

Family medicine has become an integral part of the under-graduate medical curriculum in many schools. The process of developing this important segment of the curriculum has encountered many difficulties which have centered around the particular phase in which family medicine is introduced in the student's development. The student must recognize family medicine as an academic discipline comparable to, and as important as, other traditional specialties. Through the use of the model practice unit, the development of cognitive behavioral objectives, and the provision of continuity of care experiences during the undergraduate medical curriculum, the student can grow to understand that family medicine is, in fact, as academically strong as other more traditional specialties. This article describes the experience, problems, and the development of these components in one medical school.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D003266	Continuity of Patient Care	Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.	Continuum of Care,Continuity of Care,Care Continuity,Care Continuity, Patient,Care Continuum,Patient Care Continuity
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004504	Education, Medical, Undergraduate	The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.	Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D005194	Family Practice	A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.	Family Practices,Practice, Family,Practices, Family
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000407	Alabama	A state in the southeastern region of the United States. The capital is Montgomery.