Panton Zachary A, Smith Shannon, Duggan Michael, Kodali Anahita, Donaghue Jack F, Riew Grant J, Seward Michael, Briggs Logan G
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2023 Aug 3;18(6):832-842. doi: 10.1177/15598276231187838. eCollection 2024 Nov-Dec.
Less than 20% of US adults meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, yet few physicians provide consistent PA counseling. There is limited research on the state of education of PA counseling in medical school curricula. The purpose of this study was to analyze medical students' perspectives on the current state and perceived quality of PA education in medical school.
An online survey was administered to the students of nine United States medical schools in January 2021. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze results.
Of 5500 invited students, 1182 (21.5%) responded. Only 8% of students received any formal training on PA counseling for patient or self-use throughout their medical education. The majority (64% and 85%, respectively) of respondents felt that both learning more about the benefits of PA and gaining more practical skills in counseling on PA should be requirements to graduate. Students across all medical school years agreed that formal training on patient counseling for PA should be taught more in-depth.
Medical students believe that PA and exercise physiology should comprise more of medical education curricula. Such training may equip students with the tools they believe they need to adequately treat patients effectively throughout their careers.
不到20%的美国成年人达到体育活动（PA）建议标准，但很少有医生提供持续的PA咨询。关于医学院课程中PA咨询教育状况的研究有限。本研究的目的是分析医学生对医学院PA教育现状和感知质量的看法。
2021年1月对美国九所医学院的学生进行了一项在线调查。使用描述性统计分析结果。
在5500名受邀学生中，1182名（21.5%）做出了回应。在整个医学教育过程中，只有8%的学生接受过关于为患者或自身使用进行PA咨询的任何正规培训。大多数受访者（分别为64%和85%）认为，更多地了解PA的益处以及在PA咨询方面获得更多实践技能都应该是毕业的要求。所有医学院年级的学生都一致认为，应该更深入地教授关于为患者进行PA咨询的正规培训。
医学生认为PA和运动生理学应在医学教育课程中占更大比重。这样的培训可能会为学生提供他们认为在整个职业生涯中有效治疗患者所需的工具。
