Changing Perspectives of General Medicine on General Practice

Preventive Medicine in General Practice

setting for prevention (9), (10); the general practitioner has frequent contact with the majority of a defined population, including those at risk. He or she is perceived as credible and trustworthy, communicates on a one to one basis with the patient and is supported by a primary care team. The potential for preventive medicine in general practice is beginning to be explored (11)?(15). Despite...

Physical Medicine in General Practice

The changing face of general practice.

THE TRADITIONAL IMAGE of the family doctor that may spring to mind is that of a well-respected gentleman, usually in a rural practice, practising single-handedly and attending his patients with his trusty black bag at any time of day or night. However, in today’s Ireland, with an ever-increasing proportion of female GPs, increasing numbers of group practices, and a move towards co-ops and the u...

An evaluation of the elements of internal medicine physiopathology curriculum in general practice based on the perspectives of faculty members of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: An evaluation of the curriculum elementscan be recognized as a necessity in curriculum dynamic andimprovement. This study aimed at evaluating five main elementsof a physiopathology curriculum in internal medicine (objectives,content, methods, evaluation, and management).Method: The present study is of a descriptive-analytical type, andthe study population consisted of a total of 4...

'Practice professional development plans': general practitioners' perspectives on proposed changes in general practice education.

BACKGROUND The Chief Medical Officer has presented a report proposing a change in general practitioners' education towards a 'Practice Professional Development Plan', which, in principle, is based around formal needs assessment, practice-based learning in areas identified by those involved, and with the potential for multi-professional learning. This aims to replace the present system of a fina...