OBJECTIVES: The Slovak Medical University (SMU) holds a unique position in the health education system in Slovakia. It has a direct connection to the health sector, allowing health education to reflect the actual needs in this field. Because of increasing importance of public health in the last decades, more attention must be given to disease prevention and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. We aim to highlight the main characteristics of health higher education at one of the specialized health universities in Slovakia, with a particular focus on public health and its practical impacts. METHODS: We analysed the available legal regulations for postgraduate studies in Slovakia and the officially valid documents of the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) and the Slovak Medical University in accordance with the accredited study programme in Public Health. Archived data from the Department of Science, Research, and Doctoral Studies of the Faculty over the past 10 years were used for the analysis of postgraduate studies (2013-2023). RESULTS: PhD studies in Slovakia are conducted in accordance with Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on amendments to certain acts. There are two forms of PhD study in Slovakia: full-time and external. The evaluation of study results is based on the credit system. The doctoral study programme proceeds according to an individual study plan under the guidance of the advisor. The PhD study concludes with the defence of the dissertation, which serves as the final thesis. A total of 97 students have graduated at FPH SMU in Public Health in the last 10 years. The majority of graduates were females (68% vs. 32% males) and studied in the external form of study (80.4% vs. 19.6% in the full-time programme). The most frequent research topics at FPH SMU in the last 10 years included Epidemiology and Prevention of Non-communicable (21.7%) and Infectious Diseases (11.3%), Health Management and Policy (17.5%), Environmental Health (15.5%), as well as Occupational Health (13.4%). CONCLUSION: High-quality and innovative postgraduate education in public health plays a crucial role in this field, preparing experts for the public health services. From a quality perspective, it is substantial to share experiences with various study programmes across the European region, as well as with other universities. Graduates of the Faculty of Public Health are highly sought-after professionals with diverse career opportunities not only in Slovakia but also within the European Union, other countries, and various important international institutions.
- Klíčová slova
- PhD studies, health promotion, postgraduate education, public health,
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- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- školy veřejného zdravotnictví organizace a řízení MeSH
- studium vysokoškolské * MeSH
- univerzity MeSH
- veřejné zdravotnictví * MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
PURPOSE: The Czech Republic has been dealing with a long-term shortage of doctors, which, according to demographic forecasts, will continue to worsen due to the retirement of stronger generations of doctors in contrast to the gradual aging of the population, which will require more health care over time. The country´s political set is trying to respond to this shortage and demographic forecasts by gradually increasing financial funding of medical faculties with the aim of increasing the number of graduates of the program in the field of general medicine. METHODS: Anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among students and graduates of general medicine at all eight Czech medical faculties. A total of 3183 respondents participated in the survey. There were 2843 medical students, which represents approximately 28% of all medical students in the Czech Republic. The distribution of respondents within the study years was approximately even and approximately corresponded to the real distribution of students between individual faculties in country, which makes survey a national sample. The statistical processing was performed in the statistical software R. Apart from the basic comparison using percentage relative frequencies and Pearson´s chi-squared test, in this study we used Odds ratios (OR) with CI 0,95 from logistic regression model for a better interpretation of some outputs. RESULTS: The results show that the vast majority of Czech medical students experience excessive stress during their studies, which increases the risk of students´ somatic problems (OR = 4.89, CI 0.95 = (4.11;5.83), p < 0.001)., targeted alcohol use (OR = 2.29, CI 0.95 = (1.73;3.04), p < 0,001) and the use of anxiolytic or antidepressant medication to reduce it (OR = 2.99, CI 0.95 = (2.24;4.01), p < 0.001). Students experiencing higher levels of excessive stress are more likely to leave their studies based on their own decision (4.20 (CI 0.95 (3.39;5.19), p < 0.001) and not to enter clinical practice after graduation (OR = 2.62, CI 0.95 = (2.06;3.33), p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The survey shows the need for an open discussion at the highest level about the possibilities of reasonable reduction of unnecessary stress during medical studies. Medical students in the Czech Republic are exposed to excessive stress with all the consequences described above. All that remains is to state the existence of unnecessary components of stress, which represent an opportunity to reduce it, thereby achieving better conditions for studying, improvement in the staff situation in the Czech healthcare system and a reduction in inefficiently spent financial resources for the education of young doctors. TRIAL REGISTRATION: No registration.
- Klíčová slova
- Alcohol abuse, Excessive stress, Medical students, Medicaments abuse, Somatic problems, Study dropout,
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty MeSH
- lékaři * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- poskytování zdravotní péče MeSH
- studenti lékařství * MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika epidemiologie MeSH
The aims of this study were evaluation students' knowledge in the field of nutrition and to find out what their eating habits are, including the frequency of consumption of specific groups of foods. The research was made by the method of quantitative research. The questionnaire was thematically divided into 3 parts. Respondents filled in the questionnaire online. The research showed that students' knowledge is insufficient. On the contrary, eating habits seem to be satisfactory even in comparison with students from all over the world. Two thirds of students are interested in the composition of their menu. Sufficient consumption of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and dairy products was found. Meat consumption was superfluous. On the contrary, the consumption of legumes and fish was insufficient. Sweets, coffee, and caffeinated beverages are consumed daily by many students, whereas fast food and alcoholic beverages are consumed several times a month or occasionally. Students' BMI is mostly normal. Due to the lack of knowledge, more consideration should be placed on the teaching of nutrition to students at the medical faculties, especially in fields that do not primarily deal with nutrition.
- Klíčová slova
- Eating habits, eating habits, healthy lifestyle, malnutrition, medical students, nutrition,
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty * MeSH
- dieta * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- stravovací zvyklosti MeSH
- studenti MeSH
- zelenina MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Human health is the main role of medical research. Scientists were always intrigued by disease prevention, their diagnostics and proper treatment. In fact, research in medicine is always directed towards the improvement of the health care and improvement of the quality of life of the target population. Nowadays, physiological research, which is the base stone for clinical research, progresses fast forward, providing new information about body functions in health and diseases. This obvious progress is associated with modern methods, such as neuronal tracing, patch-clamp methods, electrophysiology, molecular biology and many more, which supported by comprehensive information technology guarantees high quality and complex data. Our younger colleagues, young scientists, post-docs or PhD students are well-trained and qualified in utilizing these new methods.
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty dějiny MeSH
- biomedicínský výzkum dějiny MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- internacionalita MeSH
- lékaři dějiny MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mechanika dýchání fyziologie MeSH
- poruchy dýchání dějiny patofyziologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- biografie MeSH
- historické články MeSH
- úvodníky MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
- O autorovi
- Korpas, Juraj
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty normy MeSH
- akreditace MeSH
- dermatologie výchova MeSH
- klinické kompetence MeSH
- kurikulum MeSH
- kurzy a stáže v nemocnici metody organizace a řízení normy MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- venerologie výchova MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty dějiny MeSH
- biomedicínský výzkum dějiny MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- fyziologie dějiny MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Check Tag
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- biografie MeSH
- časopisecké články MeSH
- historické články MeSH
- portréty MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- O autorovi
- Špála, Milan
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty dějiny MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- nefrologie dějiny MeSH
- Check Tag
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- Publikační typ
- biografie MeSH
- časopisecké články MeSH
- historické články MeSH
- portréty MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- O autorovi
- Erben, Josef
BACKGROUND: Medical school curriculum contributes to future doctors' attitude formation towards people with mental illness. AIM: The purpose of this study was to compare stigmatizing attitudes between medical students and faculty, analyse stigmatizing attitudes among students from different years of study and identify factors predicting stigma. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with the use of scales measuring attitudes and social distance was designed. Online questionnaires were distributed to all students and teachers at a medical faculty in the Czech Republic. RESULTS: The response rate was 32.1% ( n = 308) among students and 26.7% ( n = 149) among teachers. Teachers had a greater prevalence of stigmatizing attitudes than students. Increased tolerant attitudes in students were detected after the fourth year, that is, following introduction to psychiatry. Preferred specialization in psychiatry and attending two psychiatry courses predicted more tolerant attitudes. Among both students and teachers, men possessed more stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness. Age was an important predictor of stigmatizing attitudes among teachers. CONCLUSION: Educators should pay closer attention to the role of medical psychology and communication training implementation, which may be beneficial to improving skills and increasing medical students' self-esteem and feeling of competence throughout their psychiatry rotation.
- Klíčová slova
- Stigmatization, attitudes, faculty, medical school,
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty psychologie MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- duševní poruchy psychologie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- postoj zdravotnického personálu * MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- psychiatrie výchova MeSH
- psychologický odstup MeSH
- regresní analýza MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- společenské stigma * MeSH
- studenti lékařství psychologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
In 2015, the doctors and nurses of the 4th Department of Internal Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and the General University Hospital in Prague celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding. The article summarizes the clinics contribution to the field of internal medicine, and particularly to angiology, hepatogastroenterology and lipidology. It comments the clinics current activities and the possibilities of its further development. Attention is also paid to the tradition of high ethical and professional standards of medical care in accordance with the norms established by the clinic's founder, prof. MUDr. Bohumil Prusík.
- Klíčová slova
- 4th Department of Internal Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University and the General University Hospital in Prague., history,
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty dějiny MeSH
- akademie a ústavy dějiny MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nemocnice univerzitní dějiny MeSH
- školy lékařské dějiny MeSH
- vnitřní lékařství dějiny MeSH
- Check Tag
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- historické články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- MeSH
- akademický sbor lékařské fakulty dějiny MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- plastická chirurgie dějiny MeSH
- popálení chirurgie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- historické články MeSH
- portréty MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovinsko MeSH
