Medical Education in Current Medical Curriculum: A Community Based Approach

This chapter explore the importance of the community based medical education in present competency based medical education. Community-based education involves learning activities that take place in a community setting. CBE is now recognized as an important addition to medical education, because the skills of graduates are needed more in communities than in urban and tertiary hospitals. An wide search of all literature related to the topic was carried out in the google scholar. Relevant research articles focusing on community based medical education published irrespective of period were included in the review. A total of 24 articles similar to the current study objectives were identified initially, of which 4 were excluded due to the unavailability of the complete version of the articles. 14 articles in total were chosen and examined based on their fit for the current review's goals. Community-based medical education and community-oriented medical education are among the search terms that were utilised. Taxonomy of community based medical education divided into three categories, primarily service oriented research oriented and training focused. Community based Medical education make health services available to the community as soon as students begin to learn in that community, in this way they are contributing to the delivery of care. There were numerous difficulties with adopting community-based medical education, including transportation issues, a lack of cooperation among community leaders, and a lack of interest among the students. In CBME students an opportunity to learn and work with other health professionals in, for instance, primary care units. Faculties have responsibility to move the medical education settings from hospital to community based medical education.