Using a model of illness to aid symptom-based learning in primary care.

The article discusses the use of Symptom-based learning model in primary care. To make students understand the true nature of illness and the fact that illness is a dynamic process, the model can be used to show the relationship between symptoms and time. The various figures presented in the article are useful to understand the model and symptom-time relationship. It is also discussed that the model can be an aid in producing doctors with better understanding of the disease.