#48 Family Medicine training in resource poor settings
With Dr Rebekah Zechariah
The webinar throws light on the need for Family Medicine to be the specialty of choice in primary care settings, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Models from higher resource settings can be studied but there is a great need to contextualize the same for the different regions, globally. The blended model of training in Family Medicine from Christian Medical College, India's, Distance Education department can help train large numbers of General Practitioners in their own settings, without having to displace them. Taking education to the place of need is the need of the hour.
Dr Rebekah Zechariah
Dr Rebekah Zechariah heads the Distance Education Department at Christian Medical College. A Geriatrician by training, Dr Rebekah has always had a passion for teaching and she had the God-given opportunity to be involved in Medical Education right from the beginning of her career. She completed her Masters in Higher Education and has been involved with CMC's Distance Education team since early 2015. One of her focus areas is enabling learners to understand Education as a whole and being able to equip others to teach and learn well. She is grateful to God that she has an excellent team to work with, who with the Lord's help, is able to run many courses and training programs on a blended learning platform in India and globally.
