Competency-based strategies for injury control and prevention curriculums in undergraduate medical education.
Injury, including unintentional injury and intentional injury, is the leading cause of death in people aged<or=44 years. Doctors often treat acute injuries, assist in the rehabilitation process and provide injury prevention guidance to patients. Current undergraduate medical school curriculums lack content and consistency in providing training in this area. A matrix to show the integration of injury control and prevention principles into existing undergraduate medical school curriculums is proposed.
Phelan
Mary Beth
MB
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA. mbphelan@mcw.edu
Falimirski
Mark E
ME
Simpson
Deborah E
DE
Czinner
Mary L
ML
Hargarten
Stephen W
SW
D000056:Accident Prevention; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy