HEALTH-EDUCATION POSTER - A TEACHING MODEL FOR CLINICAL MEDICAL-STUDENTS

The teaching of health education or health promotion to medical studen ts is often difficult because they have little experience on which to base their learning. They have limited clinical knowledge and in parti cular their awareness of the value of and the opportunities for health promotion in general practice is limited. The problem-oriented teachi ng method described here attempts to make the subject interesting and relevant by asking students, while in their practice attachments, to i dentify areas of need for health promotion or health education and the n to prepare a poster, with supportive background and research, to sat isfy that need for display in their given practice.