%0 Journal Article
%T The new curriculum for family medicine at the University of Split, School of Medicine
%A Ivan£¿ica Pavli£¿evi£¿
%J Acta Medica Academica
%D 2012
%I Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
%X According to the new curriculum at the University of Split School ofMedicine for the 2010/2011 academic year, the Department of FamilyMedicine based its teaching on its own expert and research work. Theadequacy of the communication with the patient, his or her familyand the social environment, as well as the concept of evidence-basedmedicine (EBM) have been defined as the foundation of expert andresearch work in family medicine. In accordance with this strategy,the members of the Department are involved in conducting journalclubs, Cochrane systematic reviews, research into the health of families where the father is absent working abroad (there are many such families with emigrant fathers in the region), and some are working on developing student letters to patients as an instrument for encouraging communication and empathy. The proportion of theoreticalclasses was reduced to provide more time for practice-based classes for students. The Work Diary was also introduced, as well as the student letter to the patient, practice of clinical skills and objective, structured, clinical examination (OSCE). The assessment of students is performed in four parts: the grade given by the student¡¯s practice supervisor, the grade for student letters to patients, the OSCE exam grade and the written exam grade. Students achieved, on average, very high grades. The Department is also involved in the course on clinical and social skills to first and second year students, taking on the task of introducing students to patients and their surroundings.
%K Family medicine
%K Classes
%K Students
%K Supervisors
%U http://www.ama.ba/index.php/ama/article/view/130/125