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Hannover model for the implementation of physical and rehabilitation medicine teaching in undergraduate medical training.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20411213     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
As any patient may require rehabilitation and physical therapies, all physicians need to acquire at least a basic knowledge of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM). In 2005 PRM teaching was implemented in all phases of the curriculum for medical students in Germany. The curriculum includes, among others, the following topics: principles of rehabilitation; the model of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); principles and effects of physiotherapy and occupational therapy; indications and contraindications for PRM interventions. Teaching of PRM topics is implemented from the first week in all phases of the curriculum, as: (i) lectures in the module "Introduction to Medicine (Propaedeuticum)"; (ii) a cross-sectional course entitled "Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Naturopathic Treatment (RPMN)"; (iii) single lectures on PRM in other fields; (iv) elective mandatory courses on the social model of rehabilitation, balneology, and others; and (v) the option to choose PRM as a subject for practical training. All modules are evaluated regularly by the students. Global ratings of the module "Propaedeuticum" were good, and of the cross-sectional course "RPMN" very good. The advanced part of the practical training was rated highly by the students. In conclusion, the implementation of teaching of PRM and other rehabilitation topics in undergraduate medical education is a successful concept that fulfils the criteria for education in medical school set out by the American Association of Academic Physiatrists.
Authors:
Christoph Gutenbrunner; J?rg Schiller; Monika Schwarze; Volkhard Fischer; Volker Paulmann; Herrmann Haller; Gerald K?ther
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1651-2081     ISO Abbreviation:  J Rehabil Med     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-22     Completed Date:  2010-04-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101088169     Medline TA:  J Rehabil Med     Country:  Sweden    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  206-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department for Rehabilitation Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. gutenbrunner.christoph@mh-hannover.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Complementary Therapies / education
Curriculum
Disabled Persons / classification,  rehabilitation
Education, Medical, Undergraduate* / methods
Humans
Models, Educational
Occupational Therapy / education
Physical Medicine / education*
Physical Therapy Modalities / education
Program Evaluation
Rehabilitation / education*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Rehabil Med. 2010 Mar;42(3):214-5   [PMID:  20411214 ]

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