Environmental health in medical schools in France: A call from medical students - 28/04/24
Summary |
Objective |
Environmental factors contribute to more than 25% of all global disease but as medical student, we consider that environmental health is insufficiently taught. We are not armed for facing patient's questions, prevent diseases linked to environmental exposure and adapt care in susceptible population.
Material and methods |
We conducted a national French survey, using a web-based questionnaire from October to November 2021. All medical students were interrogated to assess their knowledge on environmental health and their desire to obtain a specific curriculum on this topic.
Results |
Two hundred and thirty-two students responded to the survey and most (62.7%) had never had any teaching on environmental health during their medical studies. The majority claimed to have no knowledge on environmental health (63.6%), and most had never been read or seen media content about it (59.2%). Those who had knowledge on environmental health, had been informed through social media, questioning the reliability of this content. Most (87.3%) were ready to take a specific course on environmental health issues during their medical studies in order to better inform their patients with evidence-based medicine and identify at risk population.
Conclusion |
Through a survey, we identified the need and the emergency of implanting a curriculum on environmental medicine in our medical education.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Environmental health, Climate change, Medical school, Student opinion
Plan
Vol 161 - N° 2S
P. 21-24 - avril 2024 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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