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PubMed: 39625189 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11484

Asian adult sleep medicine fellowship training curriculum: one curriculum, many contexts.

J Clin Sleep Med 21(4):627-638

Authors: Ahmed S BaHammam, Mohammed A Al-Abri, Khaled Al Oweidat, Babak Amra, Joey W Y Chan, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Hamza Dhafar, Rodolfo V Dizon, Ravi Gupta, Sy Duong-Quy, Fang Han, Seung Bong Hong, Ahmad I Ismail, Haitham Jahrami, Mouhamad Ghyath Jamil, Ki-Young Jung, Hiroshi Kadotani, Leong Chai Leow, Pei-Lin Lee, Fadi Munshi, Rimawati Tedjasukmana, Yun Kwok Wing, Yuichi Inoue

Affiliations

  • University Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sleep Medicine Unit, Department of Physiology and Clinical Physiology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
  • Departments of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • Bamdad Respiratory and Sleep Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
  • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Perpetual Help Medical Center Las Piñas, Las Piñas, Philippines.
  • Department of Psychiatry and Division of Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Veerbhadra Marg, Rishikesh, India.
  • Sleep Lab Center, Lam Dong Medical College and Vietnam Society of Sleep Medicine, Dalat City, Vietnam.
  • Division of Sleep Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.
  • Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain.
  • Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
  • King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Department of Psychiatry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
  • Singapore General Hospital Sleep Center, Singapore.
  • Center of Sleep Disorder, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Neurology, Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana (Krida Wacana Christian University), Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Li Chiu Kong Family Sleep Assessment Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Japan Somnology Center, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Somnology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES

To develop a comprehensive Asian adult sleep medicine fellowship training curriculum to address the significant disparities in sleep medicine training across Asia, guided by the principle of "One Curriculum, Many Contexts," providing a standardized yet adaptable framework for sleep medicine education across the diverse health care landscapes of Asian countries.

METHODS

The curriculum development process involved a gap analysis, comprehensive literature review, and expert consensus through a modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method/Delphi survey.

RESULTS

The curriculum offers 2 flexible tracks: a 1-year program (Track A) and a 2-year program (Track B), accommodating varied educational pathways and health care system structures across Asia. Key features of the curriculum include detailed learning outcomes, competency-based educational content, and recommendations for teaching and learning activities. The assessment strategy incorporates summative and formative methods, with standard setting and program evaluation guidelines. The curriculum also provides recommendations for program accreditation, fellow-faculty ratios, and funding considerations.

CONCLUSIONS

The Asian adult sleep medicine fellowship training curriculum provides a standardized yet adaptable framework for sleep medicine education across diverse Asian health care landscapes. By emphasizing flexibility and customization while maintaining high training standards, the curriculum aims to bridge the gap in sleep medicine training across Asia, ultimately improving the quality of sleep health care and patient outcomes throughout the region.

CITATION

BaHammam AS, Al-Abri MA, Al Oweidat K, et al. Asian adult sleep medicine fellowship training curriculum: one curriculum, many contexts. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025;21(4):627-638.

MeSH

Sleep, Curriculum, Learning, Education

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