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Implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: Stakeholders’ perspectives

OBJECTIVE: The relevance of communication in medical education is continuously increasing. At the Medical Faculty of Hamburg, the communication curriculum was further developed and optimized during this project. This article aims to describe the stakeholders’ perceived challenges and supporting fact...

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Autores principales: Brünahl, Christian Andreas, Hinding, Barbara, Eilers, Leonie, Höck, Jennifer, Hollinderbäumer, Anke, Buggenhagen, Holger, Reschke, Kirsten, Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik, Jünger, Jana
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35130309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263380
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author Brünahl, Christian Andreas
Hinding, Barbara
Eilers, Leonie
Höck, Jennifer
Hollinderbäumer, Anke
Buggenhagen, Holger
Reschke, Kirsten
Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik
Jünger, Jana
author_facet Brünahl, Christian Andreas
Hinding, Barbara
Eilers, Leonie
Höck, Jennifer
Hollinderbäumer, Anke
Buggenhagen, Holger
Reschke, Kirsten
Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik
Jünger, Jana
author_sort Brünahl, Christian Andreas
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description OBJECTIVE: The relevance of communication in medical education is continuously increasing. At the Medical Faculty of Hamburg, the communication curriculum was further developed and optimized during this project. This article aims to describe the stakeholders’ perceived challenges and supporting factors in the implementation and optimization processes. METHODS: The initial communication curriculum and its development after a one-year optimization process were assessed with a curricular mapping. A SWOT analysis and group discussions were carried out to provide information on the need for optimization and on challenges the different stakeholders faced. RESULTS: The curricular mapping showed that the communication curriculum is comprehensive, coherent, integrated and longitudinal. In both the implementation and the project-related optimization processes, support from the dean, cooperation among all stakeholders and structural prerequisites were deemed the most critical factors for successfully integrating communication content into the curriculum. CONCLUSION: The initiative and support of all stakeholders, including the dean, teachers and students, were crucial for the project’s success. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Although the implementation of a communication curriculum is recommended for all medical faculties, their actual implementation processes may differ. In a “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach, all stakeholders should be continuously involved in the process to ensure successful integration.
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spelling pubmed-88206072022-02-08 Implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: Stakeholders’ perspectives Brünahl, Christian Andreas Hinding, Barbara Eilers, Leonie Höck, Jennifer Hollinderbäumer, Anke Buggenhagen, Holger Reschke, Kirsten Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik Jünger, Jana PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: The relevance of communication in medical education is continuously increasing. At the Medical Faculty of Hamburg, the communication curriculum was further developed and optimized during this project. This article aims to describe the stakeholders’ perceived challenges and supporting factors in the implementation and optimization processes. METHODS: The initial communication curriculum and its development after a one-year optimization process were assessed with a curricular mapping. A SWOT analysis and group discussions were carried out to provide information on the need for optimization and on challenges the different stakeholders faced. RESULTS: The curricular mapping showed that the communication curriculum is comprehensive, coherent, integrated and longitudinal. In both the implementation and the project-related optimization processes, support from the dean, cooperation among all stakeholders and structural prerequisites were deemed the most critical factors for successfully integrating communication content into the curriculum. CONCLUSION: The initiative and support of all stakeholders, including the dean, teachers and students, were crucial for the project’s success. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Although the implementation of a communication curriculum is recommended for all medical faculties, their actual implementation processes may differ. In a “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach, all stakeholders should be continuously involved in the process to ensure successful integration. Public Library of Science 2022-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8820607/ /pubmed/35130309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263380 Text en © 2022 Brünahl et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Hinding, Barbara
Eilers, Leonie
Höck, Jennifer
Hollinderbäumer, Anke
Buggenhagen, Holger
Reschke, Kirsten
Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik
Jünger, Jana
Implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: Stakeholders’ perspectives
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title_sort implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: stakeholders’ perspectives
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35130309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263380
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