Revitalizing Community and Family Case Study (CFCS) Programme

Community and family case study is a community based educational programme commenced in 1980 at School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. It serves to help and resolve health needs of the individual patients, family and their community. This will help to develop generic skills such as organization, communication and problem solving in relation to local norms, beliefs and socio-cultural influences. Students should have good awareness, sensitivity and empathic response based on health needs and environment that they are living in. Knowledge, skills, attitudes, emotions and values are repeatedly exposed to inculcate optimal learning environment with the community, as well as triggered response by the student to give back to the community by volunteerism. There are limitations to ensure successful CFCS activities since their commencement. In contrast, these limitations can be overcome with students’ creativity, networking and collaboration. It is hopeful with active community engagement, life experiences learning process, self-directed and reflective learning, they are able to acquire refined attributes such as skills, behaviour, knowledge and attitudes, towards successful personal growth and advancement.