The need for aviation and space medicine in the United Kingdom Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

Kaur Gill, Kiranpreet and Singh Gill, Tavleen 2017. The need for aviation and space medicine in the United Kingdom Undergraduate Medical Curriculum. The British Student Doctor Journal 1 (2) , pp. 19-23. 10.18573/j.2017.10173

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Abstract

‘Aviation and Space Medicine’ (ASM) has recently been introduced as a General Medical Council (GMC) approved specialty in the United Kingdom. This reflects its growing importance in the public, industry and healthcare sectors. Currently, medical school involvement in ASM is minimal at best. An undergraduate medical curriculum devoid of ASM will leave medical students oblivious to both the existence and importance of this discipline. Having introduced ASM as its own distinct speciality, it is now vital to place an emphasis on ensuring current and future medical students are informed, inspired and prepared to pursue careers in this exciting, novel and unique field of medicine.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Space Medicine; Aviation; NASA; ESA
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2514-3174
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	1 August 2017
Date of Acceptance:	10 May 2017
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 04:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103155

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