The basic activity of the family physician or primary care doctor is patient care in the primary care environment and this is therefore a prerequisite for admission to the course. The importance of this is that each contact with a patient could be seen as an opportunity to put into practice newly acquired knowledge, understanding and skills to the benefit of the patient. The purpose of patient studies and assignments is to stimulate the student to gain further knowledge in the everyday contact with patients. The principle on which this is based requires the student to identify a need for learning after a consultation, endeavour to satisfy the need by conducting a study and by submitting the results in written form for assessment. Each student is expected to complete and submit a number of patient studies and assignments prior to being admitted to the final year-end examination.
Research methods an audit for general practitioners.
Family oriented Primary Care. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice. Further particulars regarding handbooks on Anatomy can be obtained from prof Jan Meiring , tel. Physiology - prof Chris Steinmann, tel. The purpose is to continually evaluate and improve the clinical record system in patient care.