Implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: Stakeholders' perspectives
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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.
in: PLOS ONE, Jahrgang 17, Nr. 2, e0263380, 2022.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Implementing and optimizing a communication curriculum in medical teaching: Stakeholders' perspectives
AU - Brünahl, Christian Andreas
AU - Hinding, Barbara
AU - Eilers, Leonie
AU - Höck, Jennifer
AU - Hollinderbäumer, Anke
AU - Buggenhagen, Holger
AU - Reschke, Kirsten
AU - Schultz, Jobst-Hendrik
AU - Jünger, Jana
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Communication
KW - Curriculum/standards
KW - Education, Medical/methods
KW - Faculty, Medical/psychology
KW - Germany
KW - History, 21st Century
KW - Humans
KW - Implementation Science
KW - Interprofessional Relations
KW - Perception
KW - Physician-Patient Relations
KW - Social Skills
KW - Stakeholder Participation/psychology
KW - Teaching/psychology
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0263380
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0263380
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 35130309
VL - 17
JO - PLOS ONE
JF - PLOS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 2
M1 - e0263380
ER -