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Has teaching about intellectual disability healthcare in Australian medical schools improved? A 20-year comparison of curricula audits.

Julian N TrollorClaire EaglesonBeth RuffellJane TracyJennifer J TorrSeeta DurvasulaTeresa IaconoRachael C CvejicNicholas Lennox
Published in: BMC medical education (2020)
Overall, little progress has been made to address the gaps in ID education for medical students identified from an audit conducted in 1995. Renewal of ID content in medical curricula is indicated as a key element in efforts to improve workforce capacity in this area and reduce barriers to care, with the aim of reversing the poor health outcomes currently seen for this group.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • intellectual disability
  • medical students
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • medical education
  • quality improvement
  • public health
  • clinical evaluation