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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Medical curricula require adaptation to evolving clinical practices and future physician needs.
  • Recent epidemics highlight the critical importance of infectious diseases, infection control, public health, and virology.
  • Current medical education may not adequately prepare doctors for future pandemics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the adequacy of time allocated to key public health and infectious disease subjects in medical curricula.
  • To advocate for curriculum reform in response to the changing health landscape and pandemic preparedness.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the medical curriculum at PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences.
  • Comparative analysis of teaching hours for infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases.

Main Results:

  • The time allocated to infectious diseases, infection control, public health, and virology is significantly less than for non-communicable diseases.
  • Existing curricula may not sufficiently cover essential subjects for pandemic preparedness.

Conclusions:

  • Medical schools must reassess and potentially increase teaching hours for infectious diseases, infection control, public health, and virology.
  • Curriculum recalibration is essential to equip future doctors to effectively manage epidemics and pandemics.