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      An unwelcome visitor? The opinions of mothers involved in a community-based undergraduate teaching project.

      Medical Education
      Adult, Attitude to Health, Community Medicine, education, Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Family Health, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Mothers, psychology, Students, Teaching, methods, Wales

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          This paper describes the family case study, a community-based project for Cardiff medical students involving them in self-directed learning. A comparison is made (using self-administered questionnaires) between the opinions of mothers and students who participated in the 1990/91 project. The results indicate that mothers recruited to the study tended to come from the middle classes and be in stable relationships. The vast majority found participation in the study to be an enjoyable experience. This contrasts sharply with the opinions of students who often expressed concerns about imposing on their families. The study demonstrated that most students were able to pace their self-directed learning by visiting their families on a regular basis. The majority obtained 'hands-on' experience of the baby's development and, according to the mothers, improved in competence as a result. The high maternal response rate and the quality of the answers have prompted the authors to consider whether mothers could be more involved in teaching and assessment of medical students in the future.

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