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March 7, 2026Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Strengthening medical education through health policy and management training: a cross-sectional study among Portuguese medical students

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FGFrancisco Goiana-da-SilvaDGDuarte Tude GraçaMPMiguel Peliteiro

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey finds strong demand for health policy education among Portuguese medical students, indicating a need for curriculum reform.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess the exposure and attitudes of medical students towards health policy and management education.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey of 483 medical students from 10 Portuguese medical schools
  • Utilized a questionnaire to gauge prior exposure to health policy and management education and self-perceived knowledge of the national health system
  • Assessed curricular preferences and civic participation among students
  • Only 29.2% of students reported any previous training in health policy and management
  • Students with prior exposure showed higher institutional literacy and greater confidence in health system governance
  • 94.8% of students supported including health policy and management in the medical curriculum, with 64.4% advocating for it to be a compulsory subject

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Goiana-da-Silva et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc0925af8044f7a4e941fhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1726073
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