TABLE 1.
Family medicine within a comprehensive 6-year medical school curriculum.
| Medical school year | Topic | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| MS Year 1 | HIV and me | 5 lectures or workshops |
| Self-care | 5 lectures | |
| Family systems and family systems assessment | 4 lectures | |
| Addictive disorders | 1 lecture | |
| Making a difference module | 16 h of facilitation of community service in an area of need | |
| MS Year 2 | Disease prevention and health promotion | 4 lectures |
| Selective 1 | 160 notional hours – community-based programme | |
| MS Year 3 | Selective 2 | 160 notional hours – community-based programme |
| Disease prevention and health promotion | 4 lectures | |
| MS Year 4 | Selective 3 | 160 notional hours – community-based programme |
| Primary health care | 6 weeks module | |
| MS Year 5 | Primary health care | 6 weeks module |
| MS Year 6 | Primary health care | 7 weeks at a rural district hospital |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MS, medical school.