Sport and exercise medicine in the undergraduate curriculum. Are we inspiring the next generation of sport and exercise medicine doctors and helping them overcome the barriers they face getting into the specialty?

West, Liam Richard

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-092098

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“…3 There have been a number of research papers and editorials published in recent years calling for an increase in SEM in the undergraduate medical curriculum. [3][4][5][6][7][8] However, none report novel data to directly support their conclusions.…”

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Educating the Next Generation in Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Marino¹,

Fitzpatrick²,

Vishnubala³

2021

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Background Sport and exercise medicine (SEM) is a relatively new specialty, and it is not well incorporated into undergraduate medical education. Previous studies have highlighted that medical students would benefit from increased teaching on SEM, and that students would like more SEM teaching. The aim of this project is to establish which SEM-related topics are deemed to be most important to incorporate into undergraduate medical education and confirm whether medical students would benefit from increased SEM exposure. Methods An online survey was distributed to all members of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) via email, and it was shared on Twitter via BASEM and the research team. Results A total of 126 responses were analysed. The majority of respondents work in SEM, or were interested in pursuing a career in SEM. Musculoskeletal (MSK) examination skills, exercise to prevent and manage disease, and MSK injuries and conditions were deemed to be the most important SEM-related topics to teach medical students. Use of social media and pitchside case were deemed the least important. Respondents thought medical students do not receive enough SEM teaching at medical school and could benefit from increased SEM exposure. Conclusions This study supports the opinion that medical students would benefit from increased SEM exposure. This survey is the first to determine how important it is that specific SEM-related topics are taught to medical students. In response to this survey a Delphi study is being conducted in the UK to establish a consensus undergraduate SEM curriculum for medical students.

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Educating the Next Generation in Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Marino¹,

Fitzpatrick²,

Vishnubala³

2021

Preprint

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“…Medical education scarcely covers sports medicine. 4 The model core curriculum for medical education, which was revised in 2022, included a sports medicine curriculum for the first time in Japan. Participation in onsite sports events can serve as an early exposure program.…”

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Participation of medical students in the medical team of sports events

Hamai,

Okada,

Uemura

et al. 2023

J of Gen and Family Med

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“… 8 Furthermore, with the known lack of integration of SEM within medical school curricula, there is an opportunity for medical conferences to help students and professionals increase their knowledge of the specialty. 9 Conferences allow for networking with professionals involved within the field, as well as providing opportunities to meet other like-minded students which may increase the likelihood of pursuing it in the future. 10 Therefore, we felt our study would help gauge and understand the impact of undergraduate conferences on students’ perceptions of the SEM field, based on the student feedback from the conference.…”

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Pilot study: undergraduate sports & exercise medicine conferences: what role do they play?

Dadrewalla

Pai

Limaye

et al. 2020

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectivesSports & exercise medicine (SEM) is a specialty encompassing the management of medical problems and injuries related to physical activity through means such as exercise advice and prescription. The field of SEM has been recognised in the UK since 2005 yet there is inadequate exposure of SEM in medical curricula. Conferences may be a way to increase exposure where students meet SEM professionals, gaining greater understanding of SEM career pathways. We therefore carried out a pilot study to assess this.MethodsThe King’s College London Sports & Exercise Medicine Society organised a student-led conference consisting of six lectures. Seventy-five delegates were given questionnaires on their views on SEM before and after the conference, assessed using the 5-point Likert scale. Results were analysed using a Wilcoxon-Signed Rank statistical test.ResultsQuestionnaire feedback showed 67.4% of delegates (n=46) had received SEM related teaching in their current degree. Results of our statistical analysis showed an increase in SEM career interest (p=0.0359), an increase in understanding of what a career in SEM involves (p=0.0009) and an increase in delegate’s understanding of what is required to pursue a career in SEM (p=0.0004) after our conference.ConclusionThe study showed issues regarding poor exposure to SEM in medical curricula and highlighted the value of student conferences. Students felt they learnt more about the roles within the SEM specialty, aiding future career progression. Thus, we suggest that student-led conferences are a good platform to bridge this gap while medical schools introduce more SEM into their curricula.

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Sport and exercise medicine in the undergraduate curriculum. Are we inspiring the next generation of sport and exercise medicine doctors and helping them overcome the barriers they face getting into the specialty?

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Educating the Next Generation in Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Educating the Next Generation in Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Participation of medical students in the medical team of sports events

Pilot study: undergraduate sports & exercise medicine conferences: what role do they play?

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