title: See your GP, see the world - An activating course concept for fostering students' competence in performing vaccine and travel consultations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Performing vaccine and travel consultations is a crucial aspect of the daily routine in general medicine. However, medical education does not provide adequately and structured training for this future task of medical students. While existing courses mainly focus on theoretical aspects, we developed a course aiming to foster practical experience in performing vaccine and travel consultations. Project report: The course was implemented in the simulation clinic at the University of Munich in the summer 2011 semester using role-plays in a simulation-based learning environment. The course represents different disciplines involved in vaccine and travel medicine. Students' learning is supported through active engagement in planning and conducting consultations of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The course was implemented successfully and students' acceptance was high. However, there is a need for structured teaching of theoretical basics in vaccine and travel medicine earlier in medical curriculum. The insights gained through our course are used for the development of the structured longitudinal curriculum "vaccine medicine".
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, München, Deutschland ; Klinikum der Universität München, Lehr- und Simulationsklinik, Zentrum für Unterricht und Studium, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beltermann
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Sibylla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krane
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiesewetter
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Institut für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schelling
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D058006:General Practice / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016544:Patient Simulation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D057236:Travel Medicine / Q000193:education*; D014611:Vaccination
keywords: communication; counseling; simulation; vaccine and travel consultation