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Table 2 The 10 most important statements of the concept mapping session

From: Raising enthusiasm for the medical care of elderly patients: a concept mapping study to find elements for an elderly friendly medical curriculum

Statement number

Statement

Mean importance

10

continuous exposure to geriatrics throughout the whole curriculum

4.5

1

a balanced curriculum, which is representative for medicine

4.38

4

give insight in the limited curative ability of medicine

4.38

17

promotion of the field by prestigious individuals and by medical specialists

4.38

16

role models in geriatrics

4.25

25

death and dying should have a central place in the curriculum

4.25

39

a separate compulsory geriatric clerkship

4.14

21

geriatrics is exclusive and for the very talented

4.0

2

attention for the whole patient is represented as challenging

3.75

6

from cure to care / searching for the scientific challenge of aging

3.63

  1. Mean statement importance (sorted)