Assessing the Role of Community-Based Medical Education in Strengthening Healthcare Systems
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https://doi.org/10.56294/mw2024488Keywords:
Community-Based Medical Education, Healthcare Systems, Medical Curriculum, Underserved Communities, Healthcare Disparities, Rural HealthcareAbstract
Connecting medical education directly to local healthcare needs has made community-based medical education (CBME) a revolutionary approach to strengthen healthcare systems. Part of the strategy involves involving medical students in delivering healthcare in underdeveloped rural communities, therefore fostering hands-on learning. With an eye towards how it can help close healthcare gaps and simplify access to treatment, this research looks at how CBME impacts students and healthcare systems. Students that participate in CBME have a unique opportunity to collaborate with a variety of patients, therefore enhancing their overall preparation for practice, clinical skills, and cultural competency. It also encourages students to participate in public health issues, therefore fostering social responsibility and improved understanding of community health operations. For the individuals CBME treats as well as the students, adding it to the medical curriculum proved to be successful. CBME closes the access gap to healthcare by providing healthcare services in areas not well served, therefore strengthening healthcare systems generally. Medical students that participate in neighbourhood health programs provide fresh ideas and points of view that might assist to address particular health issues in specific local communities. This strategy has also been shown to assist rural and remote region healthcare professionals stay in place. This is so because graduates of community-based training programs are more likely to find employment in analogous environments.
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