TY - JOUR T1 - Is medical training adequate to promote health and give patients what they need? The role of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 21st century healthcare JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 558 LP - 559 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106359 VL - 57 IS - 10 AU - Kathryn Greenslade AU - James Nelson AU - Andrew Murray AU - Rajeev McCrea-Routray AU - Andrew J Hall Y1 - 2023/05/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/10/558.abstract N2 - The increasing demand for physical activity for health has stimulated a growth of sport and exercise medicine (SEM), which is not reflected in undergraduate medical training.1 Currently programmes fail to provide health professionals with the skills to promote sleep, nutrition and active living, which will restrict clinicians’ ability to address key causes of non-communicable diseases and limit the transition to preventative healthcare.2 This global training issue is reported in North America, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East.3 4 Medical students in the USA are only required to take 8 hours of physical activity education, and in the UK, the total SEM teaching averages 4.5 hours over 5 years. Two-thirds of SEM fellows in the USA had not received instruction on exercise prescription, and a study of graduating doctors in the UK found only half felt comfortable giving physical activity advice.4 5 There has been little change since these findings were published, and there remains an urgent need for improvement.5 Undervaluing musculoskeletal medicine?One-third of people experience musculoskeletal (MSk) complaints, which are a major cause of ill health and disability. They account for 30% of primary … ER -