Reckoning students insight and approach towards community based training programme (cbtp)

Community based training programme has been central to medical education in spite of theoretical knowledge of the students. The programme is designed to enable the students to exercise independent patient care and community health intervention at health center level and catchment area. It enables them to develop adequate skill and confidence and increases their competence in how to diagnose, Prioritizes and intervene the health and health related problems of the community. Present study focuses on students approach and insight towards Community based training programme during their final stage of study of that particular course. The current study was carried out in the Department of public health, college of health sciences, Dilla University. The numbers of study participants were 120 students who were attending this community based training programme. The study was Quantitative and Investigatory in nature by self assessment questioner. The present study has shown that most students found their visit to the CBTP found interesting. Students also inferred interesting in serving people during this programme and it also found from students that CBTP is the best way for learning and understanding community based health problems. It is also found that lot of difference in this CBTP with teaching hospital practice. It is also inferred with the current study that teachers should assist students for more betterment during this CBTP.