[Teaching infectious diseases in the Medical Degree within the European higher education area].
During their medical studies, students must acquire basic competencies in different areas of knowledge, one of which is infectious diseases. Training in infectious diseases is essential for general medical practice and for academic or professional expertise in many areas of medicine, both medical and surgical. The vast amount of knowledge that is continuously generated about infectious diseases requires a well-structured undergraduate medical education program and framed in a setting dominated by globalization. The incorporation of Spain to the European higher education area has forced medical schools to adapt their curriculum and to establish the content and learning objectives of all courses of study. In this paper, we discuss the implications of the integration of the Spanish university system in the European higher education area («Bologna Process») in the teaching of infectious diseases in the Degree of Medicine, and describe the learning program in infectious diseases of the University Miguel Hernández of Elche (Alicante, Spain) based on learning outcomes and competencies.
Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España; Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, España. Electronic address: gutierrez_fel@gva.es.
Félix
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Gutiérrez
Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España; Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, España.
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013030:Spain
Docencia de pregrado; Docencia en enfermedades infecciosas; Enseñanza de Medicina; Espacio europeo de educación superior; European higher education area; Infectious diseases teaching; Medical curricula; Medical education; Plan de estudios de Medicina; Undergraduate