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Perception of under graduate medical students on the family adoption program

Background The National Medical Commission introduced Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) in India to enhance the quality of medical training. Family Adoption Program, which is a key initiative in CBME, aims to improve health literacy and community care while providing medical students with experiential learning opportunities. Being a newly introduced program, there is deficiency of data on the perception and experiences of primary stakeholders, which this study intends to explore.

Methods Descriptive study was conducted among medical students of a private medical college in Kozhikode district, Kerala. Universal sampling was used with a sample size of 300. Data was obtained through pre-tested questionnaire and was analyzed using SPSS version 25.

Results Results indicated that majority of students understood the four main objectives of FAP. Most of them (95.5%) found the program to be beneficial to their academics and 98.2% recognized its value in their development as future doctors. Health issues were addressed effectively by 59.8%. While most students were comfortable interacting with their families, various challenges were also mentioned.

Conclusions The study demonstrated that FAP has had significant positive impact on students' academic learning, community engagement and practical skills application.