title: The development and pilot-testing of a training curriculum in adolescent medicine and health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To select and propose a set of knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential for the care of adolescents; to encourage the development of adolescent health multidisciplinary networks; and to set up training programs in as many European countries as possible.
  
  
  METHODS
  The curriculum was developed by 16 physicians from 11 European countries with various professional specializations. In line with modern guidelines in medical education, it is a modular, flexible instrument which covers the main teaching areas in the field, such as basic skills (i.e. setting, rights and confidentiality, gender and cultural issues) as well as specific themes (i.e. sexual and reproductive health, eating disorders, chronic conditions). It consists of 17 thematic modules, each containing detailed objectives, learning approaches, examples, and evaluation methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two international one-week summer schools were used to assess the feasibility and appropriateness of the curriculum. The overall evaluation was good, with most of the items surpassing three on a four-point Likert scale. However, it pointed to several aspects (process and content) which will need to be refined in the future, such as an increase in interactive sessions (role playing), and a better mix of clinical and public health issues.
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Unit for Adolescent Health, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Andre.Michaud@inst.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Pierre-André
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stronski
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Aidan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
mesh_terms: D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000193:education*; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*