Ahmad, Anisa
(2016)
The role of community and family case study (CFCS) programme on USM medical students' professional identity development : a qualitive study.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Since the inception of USM medical school, the Community and
Family Case Study (CFCS) programme was tailored to promote professional identity
development of medical students during medical training.
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to explore medical students’ professional
identity development during CFCS programme.
METHODOLOGY: A qualitative design using phenomenological approach was
conducted. Data were collected by focused group discussion (FGD) and document
analysis. Maximal variation of purposive sampling was applied in sampling of FGD
participants. FGD session was stopped once saturation was data achieved. Four FGDs
(21 participants) were performed and 116 student reflection documents were analysed
by thematic analysis using Atlas.ti software. Various measures were incorporated to
ensure the rigour of qualitative results.
RESULTS: Based on the thematic analysis, we identified that personal identity, role
identity, social identity, and research identity contribute to the development of medical
students PID. The findings described that students’ gained multiple skills during the
CFCS programme that contribute to the development of these four professional
identities. This study showed that students developed their personal identity through
sharpening their leaning skills, soft skills and personal values. While students’ role
identity was developed through exposure to patient care during CFCS programme.
Students also describe that the CFCS programme had fostered community awareness
in developing their social identity. This study also showed that students’ research
identity was developed through the use of epidemiology and research methods which
were applied during research activities in the CFCS programme.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the USM CFCS programme provides
contextual experience for promoting the development of professional identity of
medical students during medical training. In addition, the USM CFCS programme is
unique in developing the research skills for the students. From that notion, medical
schools need to maintain and enhance the community-based medical education as an
approach to promote professional identity development of their students.
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