Deconstructing One Medical School's Pain Curriculum: I. Content Analysis.
Pain Med
; 18(4): 655-663, 2017 04 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28122938
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Inventory one medical school's first- and second-year pain-related curriculum in order to explore opportunities to teach about pain both as a social, population-based process and as a neuron-centered phenomenon.Design:
Deconstruction of pain-related curricular content through a detailed content inventory and analysis by students and faculty. Setting andSubjects:
University-affiliated US medical school.Methods:
Detailed inventory and content analysis of first- and second-year curricular materials.Results:
The inventory of pain content showed fragmentation, mostly presenting it as a symptom without an underlying framework.Conclusion:
Analysis of one medical school's pain-related curricular materials reveals opportunities for a more unified perspective that includes pain as a widespread disease state (not merely a symptom) and to provide an emphasis in the curriculum consistent with pain's public health burden.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain
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Schools, Medical
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Teaching
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Models, Educational
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Curriculum
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Education, Medical, Undergraduate
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Neurology
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Pain Med
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM