Watson Pippa, Hanna David, Wakefield Sophia M, Coady David, Andrew Donna, Southam Daisy, Wakefield Richard J
Department of Rheumatology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
School of Medicine, Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2024 Sep 13;8(4):rkae112. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae112. eCollection 2024.
The last major UK survey of medical undergraduate rheumatology teaching was 25 years ago. This study aimed to describe current teaching practice, the perceptions of teachers and students and their engagement with Versus Arthritis teaching resources and future challenges and opportunities.
Electronic surveys were distributed by e-mail and/or social media to relevant teachers and students identified within all 37 UK medical schools.
A total of 34/37 (91%) teacher and 30/37 (81%) student surveys were returned. Compared with the last survey, the proportion of schools delivering rheumatology-identifiable teaching has fallen from 100% to 86% and the mean number of teaching days from 30 to 10. Rheumatology teaching is now more dispersed throughout the curriculum. Students preferred active learning methods such as simulation and expert patient teaching, while teachers preferred small-group teaching, online learning and lectures. The Versus Arthritis resources appeared underutilized by students but were considered useful. Most students thought rheumatology careers were not promoted within their medical school.
A decrease in dedicated rheumatology teaching time was noted since the last survey 25 years ago. Greater promotion of rheumatology as a speciality and future career is required to maintain its professional identity and prevent marginalization.
英国上一次对医学本科风湿病教学的主要调查是在25年前。本研究旨在描述当前的教学实践、教师和学生的看法、他们对关节炎对抗组织教学资源的参与情况以及未来的挑战和机遇。
通过电子邮件和/或社交媒体向英国所有37所医学院校中确定的相关教师和学生发放电子调查问卷。
共收回34/37（91%）份教师调查问卷和30/37（81%）份学生调查问卷。与上次调查相比，提供可识别风湿病教学的学校比例从100%降至86%，平均教学天数从30天降至10天。现在，风湿病教学在整个课程中分布得更加分散。学生更喜欢模拟和专家患者教学等主动学习方法，而教师更喜欢小组教学、在线学习和讲座。学生对关节炎对抗组织的资源利用不足，但认为这些资源很有用。大多数学生认为他们所在的医学院校没有推广风湿病专业的职业发展。
自25年前的上次调查以来，专门的风湿病教学时间有所减少。需要更大力地宣传风湿病作为一门专科和未来职业，以保持其专业地位并防止被边缘化。
