Physical Activity Curricula in Medical Schools
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Physical activity education in the undergraduate curricula of all UK medical schools. Are tomorrow's doctors equipped to follow clinical guidelines?
Physical activity (PA) is a cornerstone of disease prevention and treatment. There is, however, a considerable disparity between public health policy, clinical guidelines and the delivery of physical activity promotion within the National Health Service in the UK. If this is to be addressed in the battle against non-communicable diseases, it is vital that tomorrow's doctors understand the basic...
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ficulty in quantifying the hours spent teaching physical activity; only 12 schools were able to so. Physical activity teaching was often “integrated” or “difficult to assess”. The study does not account for the integration of physical activity teaching into other specialities; cardiology, respiratory, physiology, endocrine, or GP/community care. The study does not address whether students are c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200208000-00011