Family Medicine: Perspectives of Faculty of Medicine in a Saudi Arabian University Regrading Current Primary Health Care System in Saudi Arabia.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of family medicine teaching in Saudi Arabian medical colleg-es.Methodology: This pilot study enrolled 26 students of 6th years through simple random sampling. from Arar Medical Col-lege and Turaif Medical College of Northern Borders University. Data regarding students' perceptions of the teaching approach for family medicines, content, and relevance to practice was collected on a questionnaire.Results: Among 26 participants female were 14 (from Arar 12, from Turaif 2) and male were 12 (From Arar 8, From Tu-raif 4). Most participants (both male and female) strongly agreed or agreed with the statements, indicating a positive experience and understanding of the Family Medicine concepts and skills. Some participants (mostly female) had neu-tral or disagreeing responses, particularly regarding the organizational aspects of general practice and the effectiveness of certain teaching methods.Conclusion: The results advocate for a sustained focus on family medicine within the medical curriculum, presenting avenues for additional development and innovation.Keywords: Health Occupations, Medicine, General Practice, Family Practice, Family Medicines
Authors
- Shahzadi Seema
- Syed Imran Mehmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8091-2250)
- Syed Razi Muhammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-7928)
Institutions
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar (PK)
- Northern Border University (SA)
- Sina Hospital (IR)
- Ibn Sina Hospital (KW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMMC
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.62118/jmmc.v15i2.515
- Primary Topic
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00