ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates the importance of building partnerships between community and higher education. It presents issues about governance structure, curriculum management, teaching activity, learning outcomes, assessment and clinical experience. The chapter discusses some of the other issues relating to integration, accountability and links with outside agencies. The primary care setting is where the majority of health problems first present to healthcare providers. The paucity of formal education about the subject, 'health promotion', has been one of the most important impediments to teaching about health promotion at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Medical educators have a responsibility to address the expectation of the community of producing doctors who serve community needs. Students learn health promotion strategies to address osteoporosis prevention in the context of the life cycle. Medical students begin to learn health promotion and disease prevention during Year 1 under the course 'Health and Society'.
