From Household Environmental Pollutants to Clinical Education: The Need to Incorporate Exposure History-Taking into Medical Education Curricula

Household exposures to radon, secondhand tobacco smoke, combustion-related pollutants, and selected indoor chemicals may contribute to cancer and other chronic diseases. However, environmental exposure history-taking remains insufficiently integrated into medical education. This letter highlights the need to teach medical students and residents how to identify household exposures, distinguish hazards from risks, and provide appropriate preventive counselling. Structured checklists, problem-based learning, clinical simulation, and objective assessments may support the integration of environmental exposure history-taking into routine clinical practice.

کلیدواژه ها:

Curriculum Development ، environmental exposure ، Indoor air pollution ، medical education ، Preventive Oncology