[Analysis of the university teaching organization of Pathological Anatomy in Spain]. / Análisis de la organización docente universitaria de la Anatomía Patológica en España.

INTRODUCTION: To describe and analyze the current situation of Pathology teaching and its characteristics in the degree of Medicine in public medical schools in Spain. METHODS: Descriptive analysis of the teaching guides of the undergraduate studies of 32 Spanish public medical schools, identifying the number of credits, hours of theoretical practical teaching, teaching elements, rotation through hospital services and teachers in the subject of Pathology. RESULTS: In the 32 medical schools analyzed, 31 (96.7%) present in their study plans at least 1 AP subject. Data could not be obtained from one faculty. 67% of the subjects offered imply rotation by AP services. The most frequent year for AP teaching is the third one, and the median number of ECTS credits is 6. 49.5% of the subjects involve contents related to the clinical autopsy. 12.5% of the subjects have either theoretical or practical content on digital Pathology or telepathology. Regarding the teaching staff, 112 people are civil servants (University Professor or Professor, of which 91 are linked -92,9%), 244 people are non-civil servants, where 76.2% have the teaching figure of Associate Professor. CONCLUSIONS: The teaching of Pathology is widely distributed, the rotation of Pathology health services is scarce and the most frequent teaching figure is that of an Associate Professor.

[Teaching nephrology as part of a degree in medicine]. / La docencia de la nefrología en el grado de medicina.

The teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine is potentially one of the most decisive factors when choosing a speciality. Until now, however, we have not had an overview of the teaching of nephrology in Spain. We have integrated information available in public databases with a survey and personal interviews with those responsible for teaching in Spanish medical faculties. In 2019, there were 44 universities offering a medicine degree in Spain, in 16 Autonomous Communities (34 of which were public and 10 private). For learning purposes, students have a number of hospital beds ranging from 0.2 to 4.7, and there are Autonomous Communities that have a higher proportion of students per inhabitant or per physician, such as Madrid or the Community of Navarra. In 16 universities there are tenured teaching staff (professors and lecturers), in 8 contracted medical lecturers, and in 2 assistant lecturers. In 21 medical faculties, theoretical and practical nephrology is taught by associate lecturers. The subject is taught between the third and fifth years of the degree, the median being the fourth year. It is usually integrated with another subject and only in the University of Navarra is it an independent subject, with 3 credits. The total number of hours devoted to theoretical teaching (both theoretical classes and seminars) is highly variable and ranges from 11 to 35, with a median of 17.5. Variability is observed in both the number of theoretical subjects (range 11 to 31) and seminars (range 0 to 9). Among the faculties that teach seminars, the ratio of theoretical topics to seminars ranges from 1.6 to 18. Most faculties evaluate clinical practices with various modalities and percentage of assessment. Knowledge is mostly assessed by a multiple choice exam. In conclusion, there is a high level of variability in the curriculum for the teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine in Spain. Teaching staff who are tenured or who have a stable affiliation with universities make up just 23% of the total and, in many faculties, teaching depends exclusively on associate professors.

Teaching nephrology as part of a degree in medicine.

The teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine is potentially one of the most decisive factors when choosing a speciality. Until now, however, we have not had an overview of the teaching of nephrology in Spain. We have integrated information available in public databases with a survey and personal interviews with those responsible for teaching in Spanish medical faculties. In 2019, there were 44 universities offering a medicine degree in Spain, in 16 Autonomous Communities (34 of which were public and 10 private). For learning purposes, students have a number of hospital beds ranging from 0.2 to 4.7, and there are Autonomous Communities that have a higher proportion of students per inhabitant or per physician, such as Madrid or the Community of Navarra. In 16 universities there are tenured teaching staff (professors and lecturers), in eight contracted medical lecturers, and in two assistant lecturers. In 21 medical faculties, theoretical and practical nephrology is taught by associate lecturers. The subject is taught between the third and fifth years of the degree, the median being the fourth year. It is usually integrated with another subject and only in the University of Navarra is it an independent subject, with three credits. The total number of hours devoted to theoretical teaching (both theoretical classes and seminars) is highly variable and ranges from 11 to 35, with a median of 17.5. Variability is observed in both the number of theoretical topics (range 11-31) and seminars (range 0-9). Among the faculties that teach seminars, the ratio of theoretical topics to seminars ranges from 1.6 to 18. Most faculties evaluate clinical practices with various modalities and percentage of assessment. Knowledge is mostly assessed by a multiple choice exam. In conclusion, there is a high level of variability in the curriculum for the teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine in Spain. Teaching staff who are tenured or who have a stable affiliation with universities make up just 23% of the total and, in many faculties, teaching depends exclusively on associate professors.