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Erratum: Family Adoption Program in MBBS Curriculum: A Qualitative Study to Assess the Implementation Challenges and Possible Solutions in the Existing System

Year: 2025
Type: erratum
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The family adoption program has been inculcated in the undergraduate medical curriculum vide the March 2022 directives to ensure community-based hands-on experience from the beginning and increase the availability and accessibility of doctors or medical professionals in the rural areas and is currently in a nascent phase of implementation across the various medical colleges in India. OBJECTIVES: To assess the challenges faced while implementing the new initiative of family adoption over three and a half years and possible solutions offered by the faculties of Community Medicine of various colleges of West Bengal based on their hands-on experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional qualitative study was carried out among the Community Medicine faculty representatives from 24 medical colleges in West Bengal. After due informed consent, they were interviewed by a panel of senior faculty members based on a semi-structured questionnaire. A qualitative thematic content analysis was carried out to identify the major themes involved. RESULT: The four themes emerging were sustainability of adopted families, human resources and other Logistics issues, logbook proto-type, and building on previous successful implementation of family visits. Various modifications were mentioned by different respondents. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Despite the different deterring issues noted, solutions by the implementers themselves that can have far-reaching implications were identified. A successful implementation of FAP can make a difference in public health, and develop Indian Medical Graduates competent to serve the community at their best.
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_453_23
Authors: Aikat, Aditi, Chakraborty, Arup, Paul, Kalyan Kumar, Sarkar, Aditya Prasad, Basu, Rivu, Basu, Mausumi, Mitra, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Sanjib
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $48
OpenAlex ID: W4409381334
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