A comparative analysis of the Irish post-graduate geriatric medicine training scheme with the European post-graduate curriculum in geriatric medicine

European Geriatric Medicine - Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang 397-400
Robert P. Murphy1,2, Christine McCarthy3,2, Catriona Reddin1,2, Michelle Canavan1,2, Carol O’Dwyer3, Martin Mulroy4,5, Martin J. O’Donnell1,2
1Department of Geriatric & Stroke Medicine, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
2HRB Clinical Research Facility, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
3Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
4Department of Geriatric Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Louth, Ireland
5Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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Abstract Purpose Minimum training recommendations to become a specialist geriatrician in the EU have been published and in this study we compared these recommendations with content from the post-graduate training scheme in Geriatric Medicine in Ireland. Methods We examined the content of didactic study-day lectures delivered during Geriatric medicine training in Ireland. We compared how both the formal Irish curriculum and the content of the study days match up with the 36 items that are identified as core knowledge content areas. Results The Irish geriatric medicine curriculum outlined that 30 of the 36 knowledge areas from the European curriculum should be covered. Formal teaching was delivered on 33 of the 36 knowledge components that are outlined in the European curriculum. 24 of 36 topics were covered at least twice. Conclusion There was a high concordance between the content of the Irish and European post-graduate curriculum in Geriatric medicine.

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European Geriatric Medicine

Tập 14 Số 2

397-400

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