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Overview of digital health teaching courses in medical education in Germany in 2020.
Aulenkamp, Jana; Mikuteit, Marie; Löffler, Tobais; Schmidt, Jeremy.
  • Aulenkamp J; Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Essen, Germany.
  • Mikuteit M; Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
  • Löffler T; Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
  • Schmidt J; Bundesvertretung der Medizinstudierenden in Deutschland, Berlin, Germany.
GMS J Med Educ ; 38(4): Doc80, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1215264
ABSTRACT

Objective:

The digitalization of the healthcare system poses new challenges for physicians. Thus, the relevance of learning digital competencies (DiCo), such as dealing with data sets, apply telemedicine or using apps, is already growing in medical education. DiCo should be clearly separated from digitized teaching formats, which have been increasingly used since the COVID 19 pandemic. This article outlines the faculties in Germany where DiCo are already integrated into medical education.

Methods:

Courses with DiCo as teaching content were collected by a literature research on Pubmed and Google as well as by contacting all dean's offices and other persons responsible for teaching at German medical faculties. The courses were summarized in a table.

Results:

In a first survey, 16 universities were identified that offer courses on DiCo. In the elective area at the universities, 17 courses and in the compulsory area eight courses could be identified. The scope and content of the courses diverged between compulsory curricula, integrated courses of different lengths, and elective courses that are one-time or longitudinally integrated. The topics taught are heterogeneous and include fundamentals of medical informatics such as data management on the one hand and a collection of e.g. ethics, law, apps, artificial intelligence, telemedicine and robotics on the other hand.

Conclusion:

Currently, only some German medical faculties offer courses on DiCo. These courses vary in scope and design. They are frequently part of the elective curriculum and only reach some of the students. The possibility of embedding DiCo in the already existing cross-sectional area appears limited. In view of the ongoing digitalization of healthcare, it is necessary to make future courses on DiCo accessible to all medical students. In order to drive this expansion forward, the implementation of the new learning objectives catalogue, in which DiCo are integrated, a network formation, a teaching qualification as well as the involvement of students is recommended.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Distance / Education, Medical Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: GMS J Med Educ Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Zma001476

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Distance / Education, Medical Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: GMS J Med Educ Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Zma001476