Factors identified for poor rheumatology exposure include lack of full-time rheumatologists, absent local specialty training, and emphasis on acute specialties¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? Included studies identified lack of full-time rheumatologists on faculty, lack of local specialty training programmes, and greater emphasis on acute specialties as factors in poor rheumatology exposure. → Kouranloo K 2025

Evidence¶

Kouranloo K 2025¶

Kouranloo K, Myall N, Christie J. (2025). Current level of rheumatology teaching amongst undergraduate medical students: a systematic literature review. Clinical Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-024-07297-5

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Synthesis across the eight included cross-sectional surveys; the review lists these three factors for "poor exposure to rheumatology", including "greater emphasis on acute specialties".

"Factors identified for poor exposure to rheumatology included lack of full-time rheumatologists on the school’s faculty; lack of specialty training programmes in local hospitals; greater emphasis on acute specialties (e.g. emergency medicine)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Lack of undergraduate rheumatology exposure is associated with low uptake of rheumatology as a career — related
• Exposure to and student awareness of clinical rheumatology has markedly decreased over time — related
• Undergraduate rheumatology teaching hours range widely from 4 to 120 hours per medical student across institutions — related
• In the UK, rheumatology is taught in the latter years of study, whereas in the USA it is taught every year — related