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Nutrition in medical education in Latin America: Results of a cross-sectional survey.
Cardenas, Diana; Díaz, Gustavo; Cadavid, Jessika; Lipovestky, Fernando; Canicoba, Marisa; Sánchez, Paola; Álvarez, Ludwig; Duarte, Yan; Reyes, José Guillermo Gutiérrez; de Noyola, Gilda Miranda; Maza, Claudia; Porbén, Sergio Santana; Bermúdez, Charles Elleri; García, Yawelida; Calvo, Isabel; Arenas, Humberto.
Affiliation
  • Cardenas D; Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Díaz G; Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Cadavid J; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Brazil.
  • Lipovestky F; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Canicoba M; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Sánchez P; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
  • Álvarez L; Nutrition department, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  • Duarte Y; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Estatal de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  • Reyes JGG; Nutrition Support Unit, Hospital General del ISSS, San Salvador, El Salvador.
  • de Noyola GM; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Dr José Matias Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador.
  • Maza C; Faculty of Nutrition, Centro Médico Militar, Ciudad de Guatemala, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Porbén SS; Nutrition department, Hospital Pediatrico Docente "Juan Manuel Marquez,", La Habana, Cuba.
  • Bermúdez CE; Surgery and Nutrition Department, Clínica La Colina and Clínica del Country, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • García Y; Faculty of Nutrition, Universidad O&M, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  • Calvo I; Nutrition service, Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico.
  • Arenas H; Integrated Practice Unit on Intestinal Failure, Hospital San Javier, Guadalajara, Mexico.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr ; 46(1): 229-237, 2022 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33735516
RATIONALE: The gap between the nutrition education provided to medical students and the nutrition competences and attitudes needed for doctors to provide effective nutrition care is a global concern. The goal of this study was to investigate the curricular content on nutrition education in Latin American medical schools and to evaluate the self-perceived knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to nutrition practice of final-year medical students. METHODS: Eighty-five public and private medical schools from 17 Latin American countries were invited to participate in the study. Two close-ended online questionnaires consisting of 25 and 43 questions were sent to medical school directors. Quantitative variables were expressed as frequencies, percentages, mean ± standard deviation, medians, and ranges. RESULTS: A total of 22 (26%) medical school directors responded, of which 11 schools (50%) offered stand-alone mandatory nutrition courses in preclinical and 8 (36%) in clinical years. The mean hours dedicated to nutrition education was 47 (range: 0-150). A total of 1530 of 1630 (94%) students from 12 countries responded. Students' average age was 25 ± 3 years, and 59% were female. Most students agreed that improving patients' health through nutrition (91%) is important and that nutrition counseling and assessment should be part of routine care provided by all physicians (89%), but they lack the level of education and training required to address nutrition-related issues. CONCLUSIONS: Positive attitude and interest in nutrition among final-year medical students is high, but nutrition education is not perceived as sufficient to adequately prepare doctors in the field of nutrition.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Curriculum / Education, Medical Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Curriculum / Education, Medical Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: United States