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Negative perceptions towards FMDs exist amongst a variety of healthcare professionals, including medical students. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a course addressing FMDs for medical students in their first year of clinical training, which was integrated within the formal medical school curriculum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Approach<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A multidisciplinary team of eight healthcare professionals delivered seven teaching sessions, each two hours in length, over six\u2009weeks. The curriculum was delivered via a combination of didactic teaching, small group tutorials and sessions with simulated patients. Pre\u2010 and post\u2010course validated questionnaires assessed knowledge of, attitudes towards and confidence around irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Students undertook a two\u2010station objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), which assessed their ability to take a clinical history from and communicate a diagnosis to simulated patients with IBS and fibromyalgia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Evaluation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty\u2010seven students completed the pre\u2010 and post\u2010course surveys, which demonstrated an increase in knowledge of FMDs at course conclusion (88.89% vs. 57.50%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Students' confidence ratings increased in all (100%) domains relating to FMDs: pathophysiology, symptoms, investigations for diagnosis and communicating a diagnosis (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, all analyses). There was a statistically significant improvement in attitude ratings towards FMDs in 11 of 12 (91.7%) questions. All (100%) students passed the OSCE.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A course integrated within the formal medical school curriculum may be a helpful way to improve knowledge and reduce stigma around FMDs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/tct.70117","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,26]],"date-time":"2025-06-26T20:08:25Z","timestamp":1750968505000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A Medical Student Curriculum on Functional Medical Disorders"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0859-6470","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohsin\u00a0F.","family":"Butt","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"},{"name":"Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniele","family":"Scotto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5845-9429","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christopher\u00a0G.\u00a0S.","family":"Gilmartin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1794-2569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arkadeep","family":"Dhali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sherif","family":"Gonem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sumeet","family":"Singhal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7622-3997","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tanya\u00a0M.","family":"Monaghan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"},{"name":"Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8812-1389","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John","family":"Frain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2957-4684","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maura","family":"Corsetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"},{"name":"Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine University of Nottingham  Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12916\u2010020\u20101505\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-3999(96)00292-9"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-3999(01)00223-9"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","first-page":"71","article-title":"The Cost of Somatisation Among the Working\u2010Age Population in England for the Year 2008\u20132009","volume":"7","author":"Bermingham S. 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