Undergraduate occupational medicine education in European Medical Schools: better training to meet today's challenges.

Autor: Larrosa M; Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain.; Scientific Research Group GIIS-063 (IIS-Aragón), Zaragoza, 50009, Spain., Bulat P; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia., Majery N; Service du Santé au Travail, Multisectoriel (STM), Luxembourg, 1630, Luxembourg., Gehanno JF; Institute of Occupational Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, 76000, France., Păuncu EA; Discipline of Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, 300041, Romania., Bastiaanssen M; Radboud universitair medisch centrum, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen (149), The Netherlands., Godderis L; Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium., Iguacel I; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain. iguacel@unizar.es., Popescu FG; Discipline of Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, 300041, Romania., Jungewelter S; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Helsinki, FI-00250, Finland., Braeckman L; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium., Martínez-Jarreta B; Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza and Scientific Research Group GIIS-063 (IIS-Aragón), Zaragoza, 50009, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2024 Aug 06; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 846. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 06.
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05809-0
Abstrakt: Background: 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.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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