Effects of the Hidden Curriculum in Medical Education: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical education now focuses on developing skilled and dependable professionals, with particular attention to the hidden curriculum and its influence on professionalism and humanism.

Objective

This scoping review aimed to analyze the available evidence on the benefits and adverse effects of the hidden curriculum in medical education.

Methods

A scoping review of the literature available in the indexed databases PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors was conducted on the effects of the hidden curriculum in medical education between January 2000 and April 2024. A total of 29 papers were selected for the review.

Results

Our review included studi

SUBMITTER: Parra Larrotta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature