title: [Longitudinal model in pain medicine (LoMoS). Needs assessment and learning developement of learning goals].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pain medicine as an interdisciplinary, multifaceted field has not yet been assigned the status of a separate medical subject in the curriculum of medical schools in Germany. Pain medicine is often taught by anesthesiologists, neurologists, orthopedic or neurological surgeons either by assignment by the Dean’s office or because of their own enthusiasm. In the near future pain medicine as an interdisciplinary course will be mandatory in undergraduate medical education. The authors were interested to investigate the needs and demands of both students and instructors from theoretical and clinical fields in order to develop a longitudinal pain medicine curriculum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on Kern’s curriculum development model, the opinions of students and instructors were investigated: quantitative items were analyzed using Student’s t-test for independent variables and heterogenic variance and the content of free text answers was analyzed by forming subsets of similar or identical answers. A concise curriculum was developed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students from advanced classes noted a bigger discrepancy between the needs formulated and what was actually offered as compared to younger students. Instructors from different theoretical and clinical specialties were unaware of the topics of colleagues from other departments. The analysis of written answers revealed a different understanding of the term pain medicine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At the Hannover Medical School, a standardized needs assessment helped to develop LoMoS, the longitudinal pain medicine curriculum, which may also serve as a model for other medical faculties. Students required more practical instruction and teachers were interested in improving networking and discussion among specialists.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruschulte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johanning
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadmon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koppert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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