Integrate structured, evidence-based wound care education—including hands-on and interprofessional components—into undergraduate medical curricula¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 7 claims (6 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 7 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The review concludes there is "an obvious need to integrate structured wound care education into undergraduate medical curricula to address current knowledge gaps among medical students," and that policymakers and curriculum developers "should prioritise evidence‐based wound management training, including hands‐on experience and interprofessional approaches." It also recommends early exposure to wound care in clinical practice.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Integration into existing mandatory curricula to ensure sustainability, per the review's Table 5 considerations

Constraints¶

• The review notes comparative evidence on which educational model is most effective is still lacking

Target Learners¶

• medical students

Target Learning Goals¶

• chronic wound assessment, prevention and management competencies

Claims¶

• A competency-based pressure ulcer curriculum improved competency scores across curriculum phases [+W]
• Interprofessional teams identified pressure ulcer risks better than individuals in a simulation study [+W]
• Only nine studies of educational interventions for chronic wound care targeting medical students were identified in a scoping review of six databases [+W]
• No study compared the effectiveness of different wound care educational approaches or against traditional lectures [~W]
• Online and interprofessional wound care courses increased students' subjective knowledge, and the online courses were well accepted [+W]
• Medical students and interns poorly identified pressure ulcer risk in a patient-safety simulation [+W]
• Included wound care educational interventions showed positive effects on students' wound care knowledge and clinical skills, mainly via self-assessment [+W]

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Reiter Manuel, Busch Dorothee, Erfurt‐Berge Cornelia. (2025). Educational Interventions for Medical Students in Chronic Wound Care—A Scoping Review. International Wound Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70760