Sorting Out the Perception of Medical Teachers Regarding Family Adoption Program: A Qualitative Inquiry

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dc.contributor.authorMukhopadhyay, Diptakantien_US
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Kajarien_US
dc.contributor.authorRay, Soumalyaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T10:11:59Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T10:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2025-04
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The family adoption program (FAP) was launched by National Medical Commission in 2022. This study aimed to explore the perception of medical educators regarding FAP implementation in West Bengal in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross?sectional study was conducted among the teachers of Community Medicine in the state of West Bengal from December 2023 to March 2024 using free?listing and pile?sorting methods. Fifty teachers of different tiers from different government medical colleges of West Bengal were selected through stratified purposive sampling. Collected data were analyzed using visual Anthropac software. Results: The response rate was 90% (45/50). The mean (standard deviation) and median (interquartile range) age of the respondents were 45.7 (6.4) years and 45.0 (8.0) years, respectively. Community?oriented medical education and nurturing clinical and communication skills were perceived as the major strengths. In contrast, constraints in human resources, logistics, as well as improper curricular planning were the major weakness of FAP. Bolstering community?oriented medical education through enhanced participation in primary health care was the major opportunity. In contrast, the overall sustainability of the program in the face of resource constraints and lack of motivation of stakeholders was perceived as a major challenge. Conclusion: The FAP envisaged an avenue for community?based medical education grounded in the principles of primary healthcare. Efficient handling of issues pertaining to resource constraints, curricular planning, and motivation of all stakeholders will be important for the sustainability of the program.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMukhopadhyay Diptakanti, Bandyopadhyay Kajari, Ray Soumalya . Sorting Out the Perception of Medical Teachers Regarding Family Adoption Program: A Qualitative Inquiry. Acta Medica International. 2025 Apr; 12(1): 11-17en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-0578
dc.identifier.issn2349-0896
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/247995
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/amit.amit_5_25en_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectearly clinical exposureen_US
dc.subjectfamily adoption programen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectmedical educationen_US
dc.titleSorting Out the Perception of Medical Teachers Regarding Family Adoption Program: A Qualitative Inquiryen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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