Public health and the undergraduate medical curriculum: are we preparing physicians for the 21st century?

Objective: To investigate the adequacy of the undergraduate medical curriculum in Pakistan to address primary healthcare and public health needs of the community at national level.

Methods: The cross-sectional study used standardised pilot-tested instruments from January 12 to July 14, 2010. Stratified purposive sampling technique was employed to include public and private-sector medical colleges in the study.