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  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Essential to equip medical students with rheumatology knowledge for timely patient diagnosis and referral.
  • Addressing the shortage of rheumatologists requires inspiring medical students about the specialty.
  • Inconsistent rheumatology educational structures exist across German medical faculties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of transmitting substantial rheumatology knowledge to all medical students.
  • To emphasize the role of improved educational structures and national learning objectives in rheumatology training.
  • To introduce a new Rheumatology script developed by the German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh) to bridge educational gaps.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the current state of rheumatology education in German medical faculties.
  • Discussion of the development of the national competence-based catalogue of learning objectives in medicine (NKLM).
  • Introduction of a newly available Rheumatology script for medical students.

Main Results:

  • The NKLM is nearing completion and appears to adequately cover systemic autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
  • Improved local structures in medical faculties correlate with better student engagement in rheumatology.
  • A new Rheumatology script is now available to standardize and enhance learning materials nationwide.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized rheumatology education, including the NKLM and accessible learning materials, is vital for future patient care.
  • Inspiring medical students is key to alleviating the rheumatologist shortage.
  • The DGRh script aims to ensure consistent, up-to-date rheumatology knowledge for all German medical students.