TY - JOUR
T1 - Public health competencies and contents in Spanish undergraduate medical degrees
AU - Ruiz-Canela López, Miguel
AU - Pastor-Valero, María
AU - Pérez-Regadera, Auxiliadora Graciani
AU - del Barco, ángel Asúnsolo
AU - Barrio-Fernández, José Luis
AU - Benavides, Fernando G.
AU - Soler, Jaume Canela
AU - Vives-Cases, Carmen
AU - Porta, Miquel
AU - Valero-Juan, Luis Félix
AU - Mejías, Eladio Jiménez
AU - Miner, Miguel Gili
AU - Remón, Carlos Aibar
AU - Godoy García, Pere
AU - Miguel, Ángel Gil de
AU - Fernández Ballart, Joan D.
AU - García, Adonina Tardón
AU - Martínez, Ma Victoria Caballero
AU - Pino, Carmen Gallardo
AU - Muñoz, Esteve Fernández
AU - López-Torres Hidalgo, Jesús
AU - Vicente, Romana Albadalejo
AU - Davó-Blanes, Ma Carmen
AU - Martínez, Agustín Montes
AU - Aguado, Idelfonso Hernández
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - © 2015 SESPAS. Objective: To reach a consensus among public health faculty from various Spanish universities about the core public health competencies that should be integrated into undergraduate medical degrees. Methods: The 2 nd Forum of University Teachers was held at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, 11-12 December 2014). Twenty-four university professors and lecturers from 19 Spanish universities imparting medical degrees participated in the forum. They were distributed in three working groups during three working sessions. In the first session, they were asked to identify and classify core public health competencies for medical degrees. In the second, they were asked to propose public health contents for the identified competencies. In the third session, the participants organized these contents in thematic blocks. The results were discussed in distinct plenary sessions. Results: The highest number of core competencies was identified in the activities related to the public health functions «Assessment of the population's health needs» and «Developing health policies». The final programme included basic contents organised into five units: Concept of health, public health and its determinants; Epidemiology and health research; Determinants and health problems; Strategies, interventions and policies; and health systems, clinical and healthcare management. Conclusions: The public health core competencies and contents identified in this Forum may be considered as a starting point to improve and update public health training programmes for future medical professionals.
AB - © 2015 SESPAS. Objective: To reach a consensus among public health faculty from various Spanish universities about the core public health competencies that should be integrated into undergraduate medical degrees. Methods: The 2 nd Forum of University Teachers was held at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, 11-12 December 2014). Twenty-four university professors and lecturers from 19 Spanish universities imparting medical degrees participated in the forum. They were distributed in three working groups during three working sessions. In the first session, they were asked to identify and classify core public health competencies for medical degrees. In the second, they were asked to propose public health contents for the identified competencies. In the third session, the participants organized these contents in thematic blocks. The results were discussed in distinct plenary sessions. Results: The highest number of core competencies was identified in the activities related to the public health functions «Assessment of the population's health needs» and «Developing health policies». The final programme included basic contents organised into five units: Concept of health, public health and its determinants; Epidemiology and health research; Determinants and health problems; Strategies, interventions and policies; and health systems, clinical and healthcare management. Conclusions: The public health core competencies and contents identified in this Forum may be considered as a starting point to improve and update public health training programmes for future medical professionals.
KW - Medicine
KW - University
KW - Medical education
KW - Professional competencies
KW - Public health
UR - https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=5372053
U2 - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.11.006
M3 - Article
SN - 0213-9111
VL - 30
SP - 97
EP - 103
JO - Gaceta Sanitaria
JF - Gaceta Sanitaria
IS - 2
ER -