Strengthening public health medicine training for medical students: development and evaluation of a lifestyle curriculum

Medical Teacher
Peter BarssGeraldine Kershaw

Abstract

Lifestyle factors are major determinants for health and safety. Although many graduates lack interviewing and observational skills for prevention and student lifestyle often deteriorates during training, few medical schools teach comprehensive assessment of lifestyle, particularly in the context of the home environment. A lifestyle curriculum was developed to teach basic causality and provide practical experience in assessing nutrition, exercise, safety, tobacco addiction, and food hygiene, together with generic skills in history taking, on-site observation, researching and presenting. Lifestyle has been integrated into the first-year curriculum, evaluated, and improved at the United Arab Emirates University since 2001. After an introduction to determinants of health, students conduct a home interview and observational survey for family residential and traffic safety, smoking, and food hygiene. For nutrition and exercise, students assess personal lifestyle. Generic skills are developed in the context of lifestyle. Evaluations were by faculty and students, including assessed impact on knowledge, skills, and personal lifestyle. The lifestyle curriculum was compared with other countries by detailed search. Detailed evaluation foun...Continue Reading

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