Integration of Community Health Teaching in the Undergraduate Medicine Curriculum at the University of Toronto

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 1999, Determinants of Community Health was introduced at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. The course spanned all 4 years of the undergraduate curriculum and focused on addressing individual patient and community needs, prevention and population health, and diverse learning contexts. PURPOSE: To demonstrate the value of an integrated, longitudinal approach to the efficiency of delivering a public health curriculum.

Authors

Johnson IL; Scott FE; Byrne NP; MacRury KA; Rosenfield J

Journal

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. s176–s180

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2011

DOI

10.1016/j.amepre.2011.06.003

ISSN

0749-3797

Associated Experts

Fran Scott

Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

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