title: [Establishment of the new cross-sectional field of pain medicine : An application example at the medical faculty of Heidelberg].
abstract: Studies from recent years paint a picture of qualitatively deficient treatment in pain medicine. In order to improve the situation knowledge on targeted diagnostics and effective therapy should be imparted at an early stage during undergraduate studies. For this reason the cross-sectional field Q14 - pain medicine was newly created in the revision of the medical physician licencing regulations. The Q14 was then established in a longitudinal, multidisciplinary form at the medical faculty in Heidelberg, whereby the complete Kern cycle was run through. The present project report describes and discusses the establishment. The results of the first multiple choice examination and an online-based evaluation by the students are presented. The latter show that the students recognized the relevance of the teaching program for their future professional career; however, the presentation of the interdisciplinary aspect must still be improved. The students were critical of the longitudinal structure and this does indeed involve a great deal of organization for the faculty and students. On the other hand this corresponds to the basic conception of a cross-sectional field and gives a good depiction of the multidisciplinary character. The first evaluation results set the precedent for further fine adjustments of the cross-sectional field. A continuous further development is generally needed with respect to the Kern cycle.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland. susanne.frankenhauser@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frankenhauser
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Spital Lachen, Lachen, Schweiz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Böker-Blum
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.affiliation: Notfallklinik, Klinikum Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berberich
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weigand
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bardenheuer
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kessler
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D059408:Pain Management; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate; Medical education; Medical students; Pain management