Social and Community Medicine 3 for DOC 2- 2020

Dear Students and Colleagues,

This intensive module of 2 consecutive weeks (8 hours/day) in the third year medical training (DOC I) is the 3^rd year of iSOCO (integrated Social and Community Medicine Training) provided by the Discipline of Primary Health Care, University of Rwanda.

The overall aim of social and community medicine training in the undergraduate medical curriculum is to develop patient-centered and community-oriented medical doctors. This training builds on the 2 introduction years and further prepares the medical students to understand the key elements for social and community medicine that improve their quality of clinical care delivery as well as understanding the concept of palliative care. 

To prepare fourth-year students in line with “the desired Rwandan health care provider” who is a patient-centered and community-oriented health care provider with the knowledge and skills of Collaborator, Communicator, Manager, Health Advocate, Scholar and Professional as has been described in the “Undergraduate Medical Training Framework” from the University of Rwanda

Having successfully completed the module, the fourth-year medical student should be able to integrate knowledge and use all practical skills covered in iSOCO 1,2,3 during other modules and in the hospital during clinical care provision.

I hope you will enjoy the course.

Contact me at nradose@gmail.com or 0788610373 if you are experiencing any challenge in accessing the material or if you need any clarification about the course

Best,

Richard