Student and faculty perceptions of nutrition education in medical school
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F22%3A00125202" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/22:00125202 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405457721011153?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405457721011153?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.11.011" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.11.011</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Student and faculty perceptions of nutrition education in medical school
Original language description
Background & aim There is abundant evidence to support the beneficial role of nutrition in the prevention, management and treatment of many health conditions including non-communicable diseases and malnutrition. Despite the increasing prevalence of these conditions around the world, research over the past decades has identified that many medical schools lack adequate nutrition education and training for medical students. With the Czech Republic not represented in these findings, this qualitative study aimed to assess and describe the perceptions of nutrition education at a Czech medical school. Methods Thirty-six participants, including students in all grades (n = 30) and faculty members from different disciplines (n = 6), completed individual, semi-structured interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Inductive coding and thematic analysis were used to analyze data and identify key themes. Results Participants emphasized the important and wide-ranging role of nutrition, describing it as significant and essential for both prevention and treatment of many medical conditions. The first main theme, ‘Nutrition in Medical Care and Health’ identified support for the important role that nutrition plays in medical care and health. Participants acknowledged that doctors have an important role to promote good nutrition and thus require sufficient education in medical school to offer general nutrition information to patients. In the second theme, ‘Nutrition Education in the Current Curriculum’ some participants acknowledged that while the medical school offers a good theoretical education about nutrition, and training for specific populations such as pediatrics and oncology, overall, the current education about nutrition was ‘inadequate,’ not emphasized like other subjects and lacked practical application in clinical practice. The third main theme ‘Opportunities for Nutrition Education in Medical School’ identified the students' interest in learning more about nutrition to improve their knowledge in preparation for future practice and to promote healthy eating during medical school. In addition to identifying specific topics of interest, the participants shared preferred methods of learning nutrition information. Conclusions The participants in this study recognized the importance of nutrition in medical care and perceived that nutrition education is not emphasized consistently in medical school. Students desired additional nutrition education to include current topics, promote self-care, and improve the emphasis in clinical training.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30308 - Nutrition, Dietetics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
ISSN
2405-4577
e-ISSN
2405-4577
Volume of the periodical
47
Issue of the periodical within the volume
February 2022
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
351-357
UT code for WoS article
000747721900048
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85120494391