Perceptions of Family Medicine among first-year medical students at Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
Integration of FM into undergraduate curricula could promote students' interest. Additional research is needed to explore perceptions among medical students at different levels of their training and across different medical schools in our region.Contribution: This study establishes baseline perceptions of family medicine among first-year Kenyan medical students, identifying how knowledge gaps and limited curricular exposure undermine interest in the specialty.
Authors
- Catherine Gathu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-7929)
- Tatiana Elwes
- Peter Mwangangi Kioko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-6967)
- Lucy W. Mwangi
Institutions
- Amref Health Africa (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v18i1.5073
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00