Intellectual disability health content within medical curriculum: an audit of what our future doctors are taught

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• 作者：Julian N. Trollor ; Beth Ruffell ; Jane Tracy ; Jennifer J. Torr…
• 关键词：Intellectual Disability ; Medical Education ; Medical training ; Curriculum ; Health inequalities
• 刊名：BMC Medical Education
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 全文大小：853 KB
• 刊物主题：Medical Education; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1472-6920

文摘

Background There is a high burden of unmet health needs for people with intellectual disability. Despite experiencing significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared with the general population, this group faces greater barriers to accessing healthcare. While increasing workplace capacity is one way to reduce this inequitable access, previous research indicates a scarcity of undergraduate teaching in intellectual disability. The aim of the study was to determine the extent and nature of intellectual disability content currently offered within medical degree curricula.