Initiated by the PCP RTP Committee, spearheaded by Dr. Nenita A. Collantes who act as the speaker for the training, a two-day Training the Trainers Workshop #13th for the Completion of the Supplemental Handbook of the PCP-OBE-CBTP in Internal Medicine and Workshop on Primary Care attended by the Chairs and Training Officers of the 115 Accredited Training Institutions of the College held November 19-20, 2019, which objectives are:
- Workshop on the Completion of the Supplemental Handbook of the PCP OBE-CBTP in Internal Medicine happened November 19, 2019
- General objective: Create the Supplemental Handbook to serve as guide for the attainment of Program Outcomes # 2 – 8 of the PCP OBE – CBTP in Internal Medicine
- Specific objectives:
- Elaborate the Instructional Designs (ID) of Program Outcomes # 2 – 8. Duration: 6 hours
- Role play on a few of the Resident’s Workplace Assessment Processes. Duration: 2 hours
- Workshop on Primary Care (Duration: 4 hours) happened November 20, 2019
- General objective: Introduce and integrate knowledge and skills relevant to primary care practice in Internal Medicine
- Specific objectives:
- Identify teaching-learning activities to practice and teach concepts in primary care practice in Internal Medicine.
- Identify appropriate evaluation tools to assess competency in Primary Care practice.
On the 2nd day, the Residency Training Program Workshop on “Strengthening Training in Primary Care for IM Residents was discussed. The Philippine Society of General Internal Medicine, led by its President Dr. Diana Tamondong-Lachica, successfully conducted the first Joint PSGIM-PCP Committee on Residency Training Program Workshop on “Strengthening Training in Primary Care for IM Residents.” The workshop was attended by 47 participants from accredited training institutions (ATIs) in the National Capital Region. The workshop highlighted and discussed strategies to support the roles of the primary care internist: provide first contact management, give comprehensive definitive care, coordinate health systems services, and serve as principal point of continuing care – all of which are stipulated in the UHC Law. Two more workshops are lined up as well; one with ATIs from Luzon on January 22, 2020 and another one for Visayas/Mindanao on February 19, 2020.
