Digital health competencies in medical school education: a scoping review and Delphi method study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In order to fulfill the enormous potential of digital health in the healthcare sector, digital health must become an integrated part of medical education. We aimed to investigate which knowledge, skills and attitudes should be included in a digital health curriculum for medical students through a scoping review and Delphi method study.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of the literature on digital health relevant for medical education. Key topics were split into three sub-categories: knowledge (facts, concepts, and information), skills (ability to carry out tasks) and attitudes (ways of thinking or feeling). Thereafter, we used a modified Delphi method where experts rated digital health topics over two rounds based on whether topics should be included in the

SUBMITTER: Khurana MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881190 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature