IMMUNOLOGY IN MEDICINE: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE / L’IMMUNOLOGIE EN MÉDECINE : COMBLER LE FOSSÉ ENTRE LA THÉORIE ET LA PRATIQUE CLINIQUE
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Immunology is a fundamental discipline in medical education, but is often perceived as challenging due to its complex concepts and cognitive demands. This study explores future physicians' perceptions of immunology, the difficulties they encounter, their use of educational resources, and the impact of immunology on their career choices. To accomplish this, we adopted a mixed approach by conducting two studies: a quantitative study to gather students' perceptions of immunology and a qualitative study analyzing the immunology course content for second-year medical students. The results reveal that while most students (88.8%) view immunology as essential or very essential to their medical training, and 59.3% report that immunology influences their choice of medical specialization, 55.5% of our sample feel underprepared to apply immunological concepts in clinical contexts. These findings underscore the need to modernize immunology education in medical faculties by incorporating interactive tools, emphasizing clinical applications, and addressing the cognitive challenges posed by the discipline.
L’immunologie est une discipline fondamentale dans la formation médicale, mais elle est souvent perçue comme difficile en raison de la complexité de ses concepts et de ses exigences cognitives. Cette étude explore les perceptions des futurs médecins à l’égard de l’immunologie, les difficultés qu’ils rencontrent, leur utilisation des ressources pédagogiques, ainsi que l’impact de cette discipline sur leurs choix de carrière. Pour ce faire, nous avons adopté une approche mixte en menant deux études : une étude quantitative recueillant les perceptions des étudiants sur l’immunologie, et une étude qualitative analysant le contenu du cours d’immunologie destiné aux étudiants en deuxième année de médecine. Les résultats révèlent que, bien que la majorité des étudiants (88,8 %) considèrent l’immunologie comme essentielle ou très essentielle à leur formation médicale et que 59,3 % déclarent que cette discipline influence leur choix de spécialisation, 55,5 % de notre échantillon se sentent insuffisamment préparés à appliquer les concepts immunologiques en contexte clinique. Ces constats soulignent la nécessité de moderniser l’enseignement de l’immunologie dans les facultés de médecine en intégrant des outils interactifs, en mettant l’accent sur les applications cliniques et en tenant compte des défis cognitifs que pose cette discipline.
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