title: Perspectives on gender-specific medicine, course and learning style preferences in medical education: a study among students at the Medical University of Vienna.
abstract: In the study for the thesis Web Based Training with Moodle: Gender-differences in Action of Drugs, a survey among students of the Medical University of Vienna (MUV) concerning the implementation of gender-specific medicine in the curriculum and students' learning styles was performed. Data analysis (given as mean±sem) showed that students (n = 642) rated (Likert scale, 1-6) the importance of gender-specific medicine fairly high (4.02±0.06), and rated the importance of knowing about gender-specific medicine as a medical doctor even higher (4.49±0.05). Further implementation of gender-relevant topics into the curriculum appeared less important (3.64±0.06). Students rated their own knowledge on gender-specific medicine neutrally (3.40±0.05). For some items significant differences between males and females as well as the old and new curriculum were found. Students considered gender-specific medicine as important but sufficiently covered in their medical education at the MUV.
authors.affiliation: Department for Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. juergen.harreiter@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harreiter
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Plass
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kautzky-Willer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001317:Austria; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires