title: [Geriatric teaching at undergraduate level: are Spanish Medical Schools following European recommendations?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the learning objectives proposed by the European Union of Medical Specialists Geriatric section (UEMS-GS) with those approved in Spain for undergraduate teaching.
  
  
  METHODS
  Learning objectives included in the European Undergraduate Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine developed by the UEMS-GS in 2013 were compared with those listed in different Spanish official documents: Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE, Spanish State Gazette), white book on Medicine of the Spanish Accreditation Agency (ANECA), and list of learning objectives of Spanish Medical Schools.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the European curriculum recommends to teach 42 competencies divided in 10 sections, while the BOE mentions 37 general competencies and some other specific competencies, and the ANECA mentions 23 generic and 34 specific competencies (similar to the 37 of the BOE), and a list of common contents in which Geriatrics is included. The BOE includes 38% of the European competencies (range 17-100% of competencies in different sections), while the ANECA includes 52% of them (range 17-100%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spanish regulations include from one third to half of the European recommendations for Geriatrics teaching at undergraduate level. In the future, it seems advisable that official requirements in Spain should converge with European recommendations. This task should also be performed by Spanish Medical Schools.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jesus.mateosdel@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mateos-Nozal
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Alfonso Jose
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cruz-Jentoft
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribera Casado
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005060:Europe; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013030:Spain
keywords: Competencias; Competencies; Geriatrics; Geriatría; Pregrado; Undergraduate