Presentation and evaluation of a modern course in disaster medicine and humanitarian assistance for medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disaster medicine is a component of the German medical education since 2003. Nevertheless, studies have shown some inconsistencies within the implementation of the national curriculum, and limits in the number of students trained over the years. Recently, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other disasters have called attention to the importance of training medical students in disaster medicine on a coordinated basis. The aim of this study is to present and evaluate the disaster medicine and humanitarian assistance course, which was developed in the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Methods

The University Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in Tübingen expanded the existing curriculum of undergraduate disaster medicine training with fundamentals of humani

SUBMITTER: Hermann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661312 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature