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Conference Proceedings: Select Abstracts Presented At 2023 Advocate Aurora Scientific Day
Conference Proceedings: Select Abstracts Presented At 2023 Advocate Aurora Scientific Day
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
This abstract supplement includes findings presented at the 49th annual Advocate Aurora Scientific Day on May 24, 2023. The Scientific Day symposium provides a virtual forum for the sharing of preliminary results from research and case studies conducted by faculty, fellows, residents, and other health professionals associated with Illinois-based Advocate Health Care and Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care.
The Diploma In Family Medicine Examination; A Scientific Exercise, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi, Naeem A. Jafarey, Fazal Elahi, Asma Fozia Qureshi
The Diploma In Family Medicine Examination; A Scientific Exercise, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi, Naeem A. Jafarey, Fazal Elahi, Asma Fozia Qureshi
Department for Educational Development
The Diploma in Family Medicine (DFM) Examination Is a new certification offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, and its Department of Medical Education designed a scientific examination. First, the Expert Advisory Committee for Family Medicine was formed, relevant training objectives Were determined, a training programme to achieve the objectives was designed and a valid syllabus was chosen. Then the examination was designed, where the candidates must pass the objective theory papers before taking the clinical examination. The clinical examination consisted of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and traditional case presentations. The candidates had to pass …
Family Medicine: A Brief Review Of Its History And Concepts And Its Relevance To Pakistan, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi
Family Medicine: A Brief Review Of Its History And Concepts And Its Relevance To Pakistan, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi
Department for Educational Development
Inmost countries of the world some form of family medicine is being practiced by members of the medical profession. In over fifty countries distinct practitioners of this form of medicine are recognized and in some countries formal designation as specialists is accorded to them. In certain countries the physicians are called family practitioners and in others they are called general practitioners. Both terms are correct as these physicians have broad-based clinical skills (generalists) and also take care of the families. In Pakistan health care is usually available only to those who can afford it. A large segment of population consists …
Family Medicine Postgraduate Training In Pakistan, Cynthia Lawrence Haq, Asma Fozia Qureshi, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi, S. N. Bazmi Inam, John H. Bryant
Family Medicine Postgraduate Training In Pakistan, Cynthia Lawrence Haq, Asma Fozia Qureshi, Rukhsana Wamiq Zuberi, S. N. Bazmi Inam, John H. Bryant
Department for Educational Development
There is no organized system of postgraduate training for family medicine or general practice in Pakistan. This paper describes the status of primary health care delivery in Pakistan and the growth of family medicine throughout the world. It stresses the need for organized postgraduate training relevant to the needs of primary health care in Pakistan and describes efforts currently under-way in this regard at the Aga Khan University Medical Center (AKUMC) in collaboration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan