[Representation of respiratory medicine in medical curricula in Germany: an online survey among final-year medical students and chief physicians].

ABSTRACT: Students' experiences in medical school may have a significant influence on their later choice of medical specialty, but so far, there has been a lack of objective data on how the subject of pneumology is perceived at German medical schools and where there may be potential for improvement.From July to November 2022, we conducted an online survey among final-year students at German medical schools, as well as chief physicians in the field of pneumology. Students were invited to participate by e-mail via their faculties and the survey was further advertised by the Federal Representation of Medical Students in Germany (BVMD). Chief physicians were contacted via the mailing list of the German Respiratory Society (DGP).We received n=279 responses from students (from 95% of German medical facult

SUBMITTER: Buscher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695423 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature