Understanding the gap: a balanced multi-perspective approach to defining essential digital health competencies for medical graduates

Rapid technological advancements have left medical graduates potentially underprepared for the digital healthcare environment. Despite the importance of digital health education, consensus on essential primary medical degree content is lacking. Focusing on core competence domains can address critical skills while minimising additions to an already demanding curriculum. This study identifies the minimum essential digital health competency domains from the perspectives of learners, teachers, and content experts aiming to provide a framework for integrating digital health education into medical curricula.

Authors: Brett Sumner, Rachelle Martin, Tehmina Gladman, Tim J Wilkinson, Rebecca Grainger

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