Aligning Family Physician Training Programs with Community- Based Health Systems: Integrating Community Projects and Suggestions for Development
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The essential quality of a family physician is the ability to work in harmony with the healthcare system, and the community he is responsible. The training programs, which are hospital-based and community-based, provide different educational arrangement. Additionally, they are required to undertake community projects to apply their community skills in solving problems. This study aims to explore management for training in relation to health system and community and examine the implementation of community projects by family medicine residents. There are differences in understanding and educational approaches based on the contexts of each institution, resulting in learners acquiring significantly different knowledge and skills. Therefore, it is essential to provide academic support from the Royal College of Family physicians of Thailand to establish more explicit assessment guidelines and to allocate budgetary resources for training programs; this will ensure the sustainable development of qualified family physicians to meet Thailand’s needs and further improve the healthcare system.
Keywords: Family medicine training, health system, community-based
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