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ArticleBMJ nutrition, prevention & health2020

Hidden curriculum within nutrition education in medical schools.

Stephen Martin, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Kirsty Douglas, Lauren Ball

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Article in BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen MartinAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Elizabeth SturgissAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Kirsty DouglasAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Lauren BallMenzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5394-0931
Australian National University · AUGriffith University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPrevious attempts to enhance medical nutrition education have typically focussed on students' acquiring nutrition knowledge or skills. Given that medical training uses an apprenticeship model of training, surprisingly few studies have explored the 'hidden curriculum' that students experience regarding expectations of behaviour, roles and responsibilities regarding nutrition. This study explored medical students' perceptions and experiences regarding medical nutrition education, focussing on the context in which nutrition teaching has been provided, the presented place of nutrition within medicine and their subsequent views on their role in providing nutrition care.

methodsIndividual semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 14 postgraduate medical students at different stages of their medical degree in Australia. The interviews were conducted using case studies followed by interview questions. Data were audio recorded, transcribed, coded and then underwent inductive thematic analysis.

resultsThree themes were discovered (i)

conclusionTo enhance medical nutrition education, consideration needs to extend beyond counting dedicated teaching hours and mapping nutrition content, to a more contextual understanding of the situated learning that occurs for medical students.

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nutritional treatmentnutrition assessmentpreventive counselling

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PMID33235967
PMCPMC7664483
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