Evolución de la ense?anza de Geriatría en las facultades de Medicina espa?olas

摘要

Objective To analyse the recent evolution of Geriatric teaching at undergaduate level in Spain after the recent increase in the number of medical schools and the introductions of changes in the offical curricula. Methodology A comparison of several characteristics of Geriatrics teaching at Spanish medical schools was done through two national surveys carried out in 2008 and 2015. The inclusion of Geriatric contents, the year when they are taught, faculty in charge and teaching hours were compared at both time points. Results The prevalence of Geriatric training was 75% in 2008 and 77.5% in 2015. This training has become compulsory more frequently (66.7 vs. 96.8%, p ? .005) but the independence of Geriatrics related to other matters has decreased (71.4 vs. 35.5%, p ? .01). In both surveys 50% of medical schools included theoretical and practical contents and in 90% of practices were compulsory. We found an increased of Geriatrics departments (27.3 vs. 47.1%) and geriatricians (38.1 vs. 74.2%, p= .03) in teaching. The mean duration of this training was 36 and 32 ? hours respectively. In more than half of the medical schools existing in both years there were no significant changes in any of the characteristics surveyed. Conclusions The teaching of Geriatrics at pregraduate level shows some positive changes, but universal teaching with standards approaching close countries has not yet been achieved.