RT Journal Article
T1 Teaching nephrology as part of a degree in medicine.
T2 La docencia de la nefrología en el grado de medicina.
A1 de Arriba, Gabriel
A1 Ortiz Arduán, Alberto
A1 Rodríguez Pérez, José Carlos
A1 Tejedor Jorge, Alberto
A1 Santamaría Olmo, Rafael
A1 Rodríguez Portillo, Mariano
K1 Degree in medicine
K1 Educación médica
K1 Grado de medicina
K1 Medical education
K1 Nefrología
K1 Nephrology
K1 Universidad
K1 University
AB The teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine is potentially one of the most decisive factors when choosing a speciality. Until now, however, we have not had an overview of the teaching of nephrology in Spain. We have integrated information available in public databases with a survey and personal interviews with those responsible for teaching in Spanish medical faculties. In 2019, there were 44 universities offering a medicine degree in Spain, in 16 Autonomous Communities (34 of which were public and 10 private). For learning purposes, students have a number of hospital beds ranging from 0.2 to 4.7, and there are Autonomous Communities that have a higher proportion of students per inhabitant or per physician, such as Madrid or the Community of Navarra. In 16 universities there are tenured teaching staff (professors and lecturers), in 8 contracted medical lecturers, and in 2 assistant lecturers. In 21 medical faculties, theoretical and practical nephrology is taught by associate lecturers. The subject is taught between the third and fifth years of the degree, the median being the fourth year. It is usually integrated with another subject and only in the University of Navarra is it an independent subject, with 3 credits. The total number of hours devoted to theoretical teaching (both theoretical classes and seminars) is highly variable and ranges from 11 to 35, with a median of 17.5. Variability is observed in both the number of theoretical subjects (range 11 to 31) and seminars (range 0 to 9). Among the faculties that teach seminars, the ratio of theoretical topics to seminars ranges from 1.6 to 18. Most faculties evaluate clinical practices with various modalities and percentage of assessment. Knowledge is mostly assessed by a multiple choice exam. In conclusion, there is a high level of variability in the curriculum for the teaching of nephrology as part of a degree in medicine in Spain. Teaching staff who are tenured or who have a stable affiliation with universities make up just 23% of the total and, in many faculties, teaching depends exclusively on associate professors.
YR 2021
FD 2021-01-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24878
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24878
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RD Apr 11, 2025