PPS is absent or minimal in medical curricula, with just 11% of newly qualified doctors receiving formal PPS teaching¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q1
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The review reports, citing Yon et al., that just 11% of newly qualified doctors received formal PPS teaching, and that PPS is completely absent from some UK medical school curricula or accounts for about one day of teaching. → Thursby Stacie 2024

Evidence¶

Thursby Stacie 2024¶

Thursby Stacie, Dismore Lorelle, Swainston Katherine. (2024). Clinical skills development for healthcare practitioners working with patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) in healthcare settings: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05306-4

q1 · i? · review · r3

The review attributes this second-hand to Yon et al., reporting that just 11% of newly qualified doctors received formal PPS teaching; it also cites a curriculum review finding PPS absent from some UK medical school curricula or limited to about one day of teaching during psychiatry placements.

"Furthermore, Yon et al. [43] reported that just 11% of newly qualified doctors received formal PPS teaching on their programmes."

Discussion¶

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