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Medical student participation in community-based experiential learning: reflections from first exposure to making the diagnosis

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 53 , issue 4 , 2011 , pages: 373–379

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874117

Author(s): D Cameron Department of Family Medicine, , L Wolvaardt School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, , M Van Rooyen Department of Family Medicine, , J Hugo Department of Family Medicine, , J Blitz Department of Family Medicine, , A-M Bergh MRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies,

Keywords: service learning , reflection , primary care , educational diagnosis

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Abstract

Background: Fifth-year medical students from the University of Pretoria participated in a four-week rotation in the primary care clinics of a large metropolitan centre. An academic service-learning (ASL) approach was introduced into this rotation to improve the integration of theoretical learning and clinical practice through relevant community service and structured reflection.

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