An integrated sociocultural curriculum for community medicine in Bali, Indonesia

Linda H. Connor and Nick Higginbotham

Social Science & Medicine, 1986, vol. 23, issue 7, 673-682

Abstract: Since 1983, social scientists have collaborated with teaching staff at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia, to develop an integrated sociocultural curriculum for undergraduate students in community health. The Udayana curriculum is discussed in the context of an international commitment over the last two decades to appropriate education for primary health care and community health in developing countries. The authors describe their work as consultants with Udayana staff. Participants formulated a five-stage project of curriculum development and community health research that could be continued as part of an ongoing community medicine teaching program. Recommendations for integrating social science perspectives within medical domains are outlined, based on the project experience. The paper also discusses the undertaking as a 'development project' suggesting that many of the issues and problems that arose are common to bureaucratic institutions in Third World countries when development projects are initiated.

Keywords: Indonesia; community; medicine; curriculum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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