Publication: Sleep education in medical school curriculum: A glimpse across countries
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2011-10-01
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18785506
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13899457
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Mahidol University
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Sleep Medicine. Vol.12, No.9 (2011), 928-931
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Jodi A. Mindell, Alex Bartle, Norrashidah Abd Wahab, Youngmin Ahn, Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy, Huynh Thi Duy Huong, Jun Kohyama, Nichara Ruangdaraganon, Rini Sekartini, Arthur Teng, Daniel Y.T. Goh Sleep education in medical school curriculum: A glimpse across countries. Sleep Medicine. Vol.12, No.9 (2011), 928-931. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2011.07.001 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12308
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Sleep education in medical school curriculum: A glimpse across countries
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sleep Well Clinics
Hospital Serdang
Eulji University, School of Medicine
National University Hospital, Singapore
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center
Mahidol University
Universitas Indonesia
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia
National University of Singapore
Sleep Well Clinics
Hospital Serdang
Eulji University, School of Medicine
National University Hospital, Singapore
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center
Mahidol University
Universitas Indonesia
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia
National University of Singapore
Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of education about sleep and sleep disorders in medical school education and to identify barriers to providing such education. Methods: Surveys were sent to 409 medical schools across 12 countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Canada and Viet Nam). Results: Overall, the response rate was 25.9%, ranging from 0% in some countries (India) to 100% in other countries (New Zealand and Singapore). Overall, the average amount of time spent on sleep education is just under 2.5. h, with 27% responding that their medical school provides no sleep education. Three countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Viet Nam) provide no education, and only Australia and the United States/Canada provide more than 3 h of education. Paediatric topics were covered for a mere 17 min compared to over 2 h on adult-related topics. Conclusion: These results suggest that there continues to be very limited coverage of sleep in medical school education despite an incredible increase in acknowledgement of the importance of sleep and need for recognition of sleep disorders by physicians. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.