Biomedical subjects

J M op 't Root

Publications and source records attributed to J M op 't Root.

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PubMed1997

Educational objectives and requirements of an undergraduate clerkship in general practice. The outcome of a consensus procedure.

OBJECTIVES: The main aim of this study was to reach consensus between students, faculty and general practice teachers on the educational objectives and requirements of the clerkship in general practice. METHOD: The consensus procedure consisted of four steps and all active general practice teachers (n = 116) were asked to participate in the study. RESULTS: We identified 189 educational objectives: 127 complaints (problems, symptoms, syndromes), 29 clinical skills and 37 objectives concerning the theoretical dimensions of general practice. Educational requirements crystallized to 16 essential preconditions of a teaching practice and 35 didactic activities to be performed by the general practice teachers. CONCLUSIONS: These consensus results will be used to structure the medical curriculum and as guidelines for the educational process during the clerkship.

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PubMed1994

[Transmural teaching program from the family practice viewpoint].

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of an experimental transmural teaching programme for postgraduate students following a general practitioners' course. DESIGN: Descriptive. SETTING: Institute for General Practice, University of Limburg, the Netherlands. METHOD: Experiences of 100 students who followed a patient from referral in general practice to the hospital (and back) were evaluated by means of a questionnaire. Questions concerned to what extent learning goals (insight into transferral from general practice to the hospital and the consequences for the patient) had been reached. RESULTS: The satisfaction of the students was moderately positive, but dependent on the briefing of the tutors and the exchange of experiences in the tutorial group. The information given by the general practitioner about the referral, the quality of the organisation in the hospital and the medical treatment received a positive judgment. The attention for the patient's views, and the quality of advice and information in the hospital were unsatisfactory in half of the referred cases, according to the student. Three quarters of the patients had a positive opinion regarding the referral in contrast to only half of the relatives. The pattern of the referred morbidity was comparable to the main health problems in general practice. CONCLUSION: The patient's view of his illness plays a central part in this transmural teaching programme. The results justify similar programmes in other disciplines.

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PubMed1992

Practical medical education in general practice.

The Medical Faculty of the University of Limburg in Maastricht, The Netherlands pays special attention to extramural care. The extramural profile of the Medical Faculty also manifests itself in the curriculum. Since 1978, a 12-week clerkship in practical medical training in general practice (PMT-GP) has been offered to fifth-year students. The general aim is to acquaint students with general medical aspects as well as specific primary care aspects of health care. The programme started in the autumn of 1978 with 24 students and 24 GP teachers. At present more than 100 GP teachers, working in about 70 practices, train 120-130 students a year. The model of the PMT-GP system is characterized by six features: a ratio of one GP teacher to one student; autonomous examination by the student of at least 15 patients a week; daily follow-up discussion on the basis of patient records prepared by the student; opportunities for self-study by the student; one tutorial day a week at the Medical Faculty; intensive contacts between the Faculty and GP teachers. Key activities of the PMT-GP include autonomous contacts with patients, written records and daily follow-up discussions with the GP teacher.

Clinical Clerkship↗