Abstract
Patan Academy of Health Sciences has been sending its undergraduate medical students to ruralpostings aligning with the national health system of Nepal to produce competent and empathetichealthcare professionals as a part of its social accountability. One such rural posting is a 20-weeklongdistrict posting where students are posted at district hospital and district health office. Wewere final-year students posted at Gulmi district for this purpose in the year 2021/22. We learnedthe functioning of a district hospital along with different clinical skills. We also learned to use thedistrict health information system and different qualitative tools in drafting district health reportsand strategic planning under the guidance of the District Health Office. Such exposure of medicalstudents is essential to develop competent and empathetic health professionals and similar provisionsshould be included in the undergraduate curriculum of other universities.
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