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Cardenas D, Díaz G, Fuchs-Tarlovsky V, Cristina Gonzalez M, Carrasco F, Cano AMP, Bermúdez C, Maza C, Ferraresi E, Lipovestky F, Villafana H, Arenas-Márquez H, Calvo I, Cordova LRA, Canicoba M, Sánchez P, Santana S, Tihista S, Adrianza de Baptista GM, Garcia Y, Correia MITD. Nutrition competencies for undergraduate medical education: Results of an international interdisciplinary consensus. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2021; 46:635-645. [PMID: 34117790 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The gap between the nutrition education provided to medical students and the nutrition competencies and attitudes needed for physicians to provide adequate nutrition care is a global concern. There is no universally accepted benchmark on nutrition competencies for doctors. The objective of this study was to establish, by expert consensus, the objectives of undergraduate nutrition medial education, the nutrition core competencies, and strategies for curriculum development in medical nutrition education. METHODS We administered a Delphi survey to systematically gather the opinion of a panel of Latin American experts in nutrition. The survey questionnaire was constructed considering scientific literature by using a 5-point Likert scale. Consensus was defined as >70% agreement on the importance of an item (Likert scale 4 and 5). RESULTS A four-round Delphi survey was conducted for this research. In the second, third, and fourth rounds, we validated a total of 130 competencies by consensus, which were distributed into four different thematic areas: (1) basic nutrition concepts, (2) public nutrition and nutrition prevention throughout the life cycle, (3) nutrition status and disease, and (4) nutrition care process. CONCLUSION The curricula for general physician education in medical school must include health promotion, prevention, and treatment of diseases related to nutrition. This goal can be reached by integrating ≤130 competencies into four different fundamental areas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diana Cardenas
- Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Surgery department, Clinica la Colina, Clinica del Country, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Clinical Nutrition Section, Centro Médico Militar, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Profesor Dr Rodolfo Rossi, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
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- Nutrition service, Hospital General de Tijuana, México
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- Hospital National Alejandro Posadas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Hispanoamericana, San José, Costa Rica.,Faculty of Medicina Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, San José, Costa Rica.,Faculty of Medicine Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica
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- Hospital Pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez, Marianao, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
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- Faculty of Nutrition, Universidad O&M, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Cardenas D, Díaz G, Cadavid J, Lipovestky F, Canicoba M, Sánchez P, Álvarez L, Duarte Y, Reyes JGG, de Noyola GM, Maza C, Porbén SS, Bermúdez CE, García Y, Calvo I, Arenas H. Nutrition in medical education in Latin America: Results of a cross-sectional survey. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2021; 46:229-237. [PMID: 33735516 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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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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Affiliation(s)
- Diana Cardenas
- Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute on Nutrition, Genetics and Metabolism, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Nutrition department, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Estatal de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Nutrition, Centro Médico Militar, Ciudad de Guatemala, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Nutrition department, Hospital Pediatrico Docente "Juan Manuel Marquez,", La Habana, Cuba
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- Surgery and Nutrition Department, Clínica La Colina and Clínica del Country, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Nutrition, Universidad O&M, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Nutrition service, Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
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- Integrated Practice Unit on Intestinal Failure, Hospital San Javier, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Cardenas D, Díaz G, Cadavid Sierra J, Lipovestky F, Canicoba M, Duarte Vera Y, Gutierrez Reyes J, Sanchez P, Maza C, Calvo I, Garcia Y, Jimenez M, Arenas H, Bermúdez C. Nutrition education in Latin-American medical schools: Results of an international survey. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.09.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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