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000136448 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s12909-024-05809-0
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000136448 037__ $$aART-2024-139341
000136448 041__ $$aeng
000136448 100__ $$aLarrosa, Marcos
000136448 245__ $$aUndergraduate occupational medicine education in European Medical Schools: better training to meet today’s challenges
000136448 260__ $$c2024
000136448 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000136448 5203_ $$aBackground
Occupational medicine (OM) faces considerable challenges today, one of them related to the university training of future physicians considered suboptimal at a global level as it has been pointed out in many studies. The aim of this study is to update the state of OM medical education in European universities.
Methods
Between March and August 2022, an e-mail survey regarding OM training to undergraduate medical students was conducted among OM professors at European universities in 28 countries (n = 347).
Results
Of the 347 universities, 53 medical schools from 19 countries responded (response rate = 15.3%). In 89% of cases, OM was taught. The average number of hours per academic year was 24.3, with significant variation within the same country. Lectures were the most popular teaching technique (98%), with a considerable use of modern approaches such as problem-based learning (61%), and e-learning (57%). While occupational diseases and principles of prevention were covered, other subjects such as the environmental impact or collaboration with an OM physician were poorly represented in the educational program.
Conclusion
According to data, several European medical schools may provide insufficient OM education and training to their students. The education of undergraduate occupational medicine students in European medical schools should be designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills required to meet today’s challenges. It is critical that undergraduate OM education in European medical schools be enhanced, harmonized, and standardized.
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000136448 700__ $$aBulat, Petar
000136448 700__ $$aMajery, Nicole
000136448 700__ $$aGehanno, Jean-François
000136448 700__ $$aPauncu, Elena-Ana
000136448 700__ $$aBastiaanssen, Marjolein
000136448 700__ $$aGodderis, Lode
000136448 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4242-5464$$aIguacel, Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136448 700__ $$aPopescu, Florina Georgeta
000136448 700__ $$aJungewelter, Soile
000136448 700__ $$aBraeckman, Lutgart
000136448 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6469-9189$$aMartínez-Jarreta, Begoña$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136448 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería
000136448 7102_ $$11012$$2613$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Farmac.Fisiol.y Med.L.F.$$cÁrea Medicina Legal y Forense
000136448 773__ $$g24, 846 (2024), [8 pp.]$$pBMC MEDICAL EDUCATION$$tBMC MEDICAL EDUCATION$$x1472-6920
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000136448 951__ $$a2024-08-22-13:18:15
000136448 980__ $$aARTICLE