the concept of quaternary prevention (p4) refers to the idea that medicine has acquired the ability to damage through the proper exercise. family medicine or general practice has the duty of recovering the ethical values and the exercise of a profession with the doctor-patient relationship serving to people’s humanity. in the fourth congress of family and community medicine, held in montevideo ...

BACKGROUND The Scholars in Rural Health program is designed to attract and retain young rural Kansans with a high probability of successful careers in rural communities. This program shapes the students' experiences toward rural health in preparation for entry into medical school. Scholars accepted into and satisfactorily completing this program are admitted automatically to the School of Medic...

A ll measures indicate a shortage of rural family physicians (FPs) in ever y province in Canada. In 1999, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) approved, and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) endorsed, a national plan to train doctors for rural family practice. 1-4 Substantial progress is being made in training doctors for rural family practice, but we are only halfwa...

OBJECTIVE To describe the factors that medical students report influence them to pursue careers in family medicine. DESIGN Qualitative study using focus groups and interviews and the results of surveys conducted at 3 different points in medical education. SETTING Three medical schools in western Canada: the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the University of Calgary in Alberta, a...

In rural America, pediatricians can play a key role in the development, implementation, and ongoing supervision of emergency medical services for children. Pediatricians may represent the only source of pediatric expertise for a large region and are a vital resource for rural physicians (eg, general and family medicine, emergency medicine), other rural health care professionals (physician assis...

The battle for connecting the mind and the body is seen every day in the largest platform of health care delivery: primary care. More care for mental health, behavioral health, and substance use is provided in primary care than any other health care setting. However, the historical fragmentation that has divided the mental health system from the physical health system has meant that collaborati...

OBJECTIVES The Physicians' Oral Health Education in Kentucky (POHEK) curriculum was developed to teach family medicine residents to (1) perform oral health screening and risk assessment and (2) recognize and manage common oral conditions for children ages 5 years and under. METHODS Family medicine residents in urban and rural settings received didactics and hands-on experience providing oral ...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based medicine is the integration of individual clinical expertise, best external evidence and patient values which was introduced more than two decades ago. Yet, primary care physicians in Malaysia face unique barriers in accessing scientific literature and applying it to their clinical practice. AIM This study aimed to explore the views and experiences of rural doctors' ...