Teach where students will learn: one medical school’s vision of the future

General practice is “different”: a qualitative study of adaptation experiences of East Staffordshire general practice speciality trainees

“…With government targets of 50% of medical graduates being placed in the community it seems logical that by the time doctors have completed foundation training they should be competent in fundamental aspects of day to day GP [38]. Our findings therefore highlight the importance of more undergraduate and foundation training based in primary care settings [39][40][41].…”

Development of Real World Learning Opportunities in Community Exercise Prescription for Healthcare Professional Programmes - ‘Physio Hub’

“…Whilst healthcare professional curricula ttingly respond to the requirements of registration and accreditation bodies (20,21) it is imperative that they be responsive to service demands and shaped through work-based, inter-professional, inter-sectoral and public health foci (17). Ireland as elsewhere is facing unprecedented health system challenges with an ageing population and a high prevalence of chronic, lifestyle diseases, demanding a shift in the focus of health care from an acute hospital service model, which treats disease, to a service which focuses on prevention and health promotion in community care settings (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). Acknowledging that University and health system based learning opportunities may differ between Higher education institutions in Ireland, in the three year period of 2009 to 2012, only ve percent (n=171/3142) of all physiotherapy placements in Ireland were in primary healthcare settings (31) with a lack of student community health promotion and exercise education opportunities in the primary healthcare setting (32) (Table 1).…”

Development of Real World Learning Opportunities in Community Exercise Prescription for Healthcare Professional Programmes - ‘Physio Hub’ 

“…Whilst healthcare professional curricula ttingly respond to the requirements of registration and accreditation bodies (20,21) it is imperative that they be responsive to service demands and shaped through work-based, inter-professional, inter-sectoral and public health foci (17). Ireland as elsewhere is facing unprecedented health system challenges with an ageing population and a high prevalence of chronic, lifestyle diseases, demanding a shift in the focus of health care from an acute hospital service model, which treats disease, to a service which focuses on prevention and health promotion in community care settings (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). Acknowledging that University and health system based learning opportunities may differ between Higher education institutes (HEIs) in Ireland, in the three year period of 2009 to 2012, only ve percent (n=171/3142) of all physiotherapy placements in Ireland were in primary healthcare settings (31) with a lack of student community health promotion and exercise education opportunities in the primary healthcare setting (32) ( Table 1).…”