Evaluation of the public health clinical rotation in medical school: a qualitative case study design

Abstract

Public health clinical rotation in the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, was conducted in Puskesmas (community health center). This study aims to evaluate the public health clinical rotation in Puskesmas, part of the clinical clerkship of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia. Several concerns have been highlighted regarding the implementation of clinical rotations in public health in Puskesmas. A briefing session before placement in the village must be coherent with a guidebook. The placement of students in the village was based on community health issues determined by the Puskesmas supervisor. Priority in the curriculum was given to converting the alertness village (Desa Siaga) into a Program Indonesia Sehat–Pendekatan Keluarga (Healthy Indonesia Program–Family Education) program throughout implementation. Moreover, scheduling after four major clinical programs was difficult, and the writing of reports served as a guide for establishing the correct format. Therefore, the objective of the evaluation was to assess knowledge, skill, and psychomotor, and the burden of assignment in Puskesmas was difficult to accomplish a primary task in the community.

Transforming clinical clerkship processes with integrated information systems

“…This process is time-consuming and prone to errors, which can negatively impact the outcomes. Therefore, adopting a more innovative and efficient approach is crucial to transforming how clinical clerkship rotations are planned and executed [6]. The persistence of manual administrative methods in rapidly advancing digital technologies highlights a significant gap in adopting information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in medical education.…”