The first sunrise: an experience of cultural immersion and community health needs assessment by undergraduate medical students in New Zealand
2008; Wiley; Volume: 35; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1365-2923.2001.00772.x
ISSN1365-2923
AutoresAnthony Dowell, Peter Crampton, Chris Parkin,
Tópico(s)Innovations in Medical Education
ResumoMedical EducationVolume 35, Issue 3 p. 242-249 The first sunrise: an experience of cultural immersion and community health needs assessment by undergraduate medical students in New Zealand Anthony Dowell, Anthony Dowell Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Crampton, Peter Crampton Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorChris Parkin, Chris Parkin Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this author Anthony Dowell, Anthony Dowell Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Crampton, Peter Crampton Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this authorChris Parkin, Chris Parkin Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine, New ZealandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 July 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2001.00772.xCitations: 7 Professor A C Dowell Wellington School of Medicine, PO Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Context Cultural factors in health and illness, and an awareness of community health needs analysis, are important issues for medical education. Both have received relatively little recognition in the medical education literature. This paper describes the development of an educational attachment to remote predominantly Maori rural communities in New Zealand. The twin purposes of the programme were to encourage students to adopt broad public health approaches in assessing the health needs of defined communities, and to increase their awareness of the importance of cultural issues. Methods During a one week attachment, 51 students from the Wellington School of Medicine were hosted in six small communities in the East Cape region of New Zealand. Students gained an insight into the health needs of the communities and were encouraged to challenge their own attitudes, assumptions and thinking regarding the determinants of health and the importance of cultural factors in health and illness. The programme included both health needs assessment and cultural immersion. Students made visits with primary health care professionals and were also introduced to Maori history and cultural protocol, and participated in diverse activities ranging from the preparation of traditional medicines to performing their own songs in concert. Conclusions The students evaluated the course extremely highly. Attachments of this sort provide an opportunity for students to appreciate how cultural values have an impact on health care, and how they also make the teaching and learning of topics such as community health needs analysis an enjoyable and dynamic experience. Bibliography 1 Hamad B. Community-oriented medical education: what is it? 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