Exposure to and student awareness of clinical rheumatology has markedly decreased over time¶

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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

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The review concludes that exposure to and student awareness of clinical rheumatology has markedly decreased over time. → 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

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's synthesis of eight cross-sectional studies (1981–2024) concludes that "Exposure to and student awareness of clinical rheumatology has markedly decreased over time".

"Exposure to and student awareness of clinical rheumatology has markedly decreased over time."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Lack of undergraduate rheumatology exposure is associated with low uptake of rheumatology as a career — related
• Factors identified for poor rheumatology exposure include lack of full-time rheumatologists, absent local specialty training, and emphasis on acute specialties — related
• Undergraduate rheumatology teaching hours range widely from 4 to 120 hours per medical student across institutions — related
• Reported rheumatology teaching methods include lectures, PBL, inpatient service, shadowing, electives and patient educators — related
• In the UK, rheumatology is taught in the latter years of study, whereas in the USA it is taught every year — related