scholarly journals Establishing New Curriculum of Pathology and its Challenges at a New Medical College

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriya Sandeepa ◽  
Kanna Sandhyarani Mahadev ◽  
Bhargavi K Nagabhushan ◽  
Archana Shetty ◽  
Jessica Minal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Medical Graduate ◽  
State University ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Set Up

Background: A competency-based curriculum is the key highlight of medical transformation in India, which provides an outcome-based framework requiring the integration of knowledge, skills, and values, unlike an old curriculum that did not provide a cohesive and comprehensive outlook. Objectives: We aimed to discuss and evaluate in detail the process and setup of a new competency-based medical curriculum in the Department of Pathology and enlist the assets and challenges while doing the same. Methods: The new curriculum was set up under the guidelines of competency-based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate, state university guidelines, articles from the internet, and discussions with other universities all over the country. Conclusions: As compared to the previous curriculum, the new curriculum introduces many positive changes and requires a revolutionary change in the outlook of institutions, faculty, and students. Prior preparedness, flexibility to adopt new changes, consistency, and long-term commitment to transition from facilitators will go a long way in producing an excellent Indian medical graduate.

scholarly journals Integrating Informatics into the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Report on a Pilot Project

1996 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 116-121
Author(s):  
J. Murphy ◽  
D. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Hospital Medical ◽  
University College ◽  
Medical Colleges

AbstractPrevious case reports in this series on Education and Training have looked at specialist courses for postgraduate students seeking an in-depth know ledge of informatics and a career in the field. By contrast, this review describes a project designed to pilot a series of learning opportunities for undergraduate medical students. Although some UK medical colleges have opted to introduce informatics into the curriculum as a discipline in its own right, the Informatics Department at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College chose a different approach. When a new curriculum was introduced at St Bartholomew’s and at The London Hospital Medical College, the Head of the Informatics Department saw this as an ideal opportunity to explore ways of integrating informatics into the curriculum. The initiatives described in this paper were made possible as a result of an award from the UK government Department of Employment. Money from an Enterprise in Higher Education grant funded a range of programmes, one of which was designed to introduce students to selected aspects of informatics and to demonstrate what is feasible in the undergraduate curriculum. The work carried out over a period of three and a half years was intended to provide the basis for the next phase of curriculum development. However, in the wake of the restructuring which has taken place in London medical colleges, the Informatics Department at what was St Bartholomew’s has relocated to University College London Medical School, and is now called The Centre for Health Informatics and Multi professional Education (CHIME). University College is designing a new medical curriculum and CHIME is drawing on the experience gained through the Enterprise Project to find the best way to integrate informatics into this curriculum.

scholarly journals Medical students perception of ultrasound and computed tomography sessions in gross anatomy curriculum: a study in an Indian medical college

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1265
Author(s):  
Subhramoy Chaudhury ◽  
Anasuya Ghosh ◽  
Narayan Pandit ◽  
Asit Chandra Roy ◽  
Shankar Prasad Kabiraj
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Gross Anatomy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
The Impact

Background: Integration of Ultrasonography (USG) and Computed Tomography (CT) sessions into medical curriculum has been started and numerous studies show that they could be useful in anatomy teaching as an adjunct to traditional ways including didactic lectures, cadaveric material or 3D models. Information regarding the benefit and feasibility of integrating radiology sessions into Indian medical curriculum is still lacking.Methods: We introduced didactic and practical sessions of USG and CT focusing on Liver morphology into first year anatomy course and found out student’ perception by Likert- scale type questionnaire at the end. We collected opinions once again from the same cohort during their clinical rotations as junior doctors regarding the effectiveness of radiological sessions at very beginning of their career.Results: The first year students stated that radiology sessions were very interesting (97%) and effective (95%) to improve their anatomy understanding, 93% indicated it will make them more confident while taking practical examinations, 97% indicated such sessions should be incorporated in current anatomy curriculum. Majority of junior doctors (88% of responders) accepted the importance of early exposure to practical radiology in medical curriculum and recommended to include practical USG and CT sessions in anatomy course.Conclusions: This study was first to experiment the impact of practical radiology sessions in anatomy and collect feedback from both first year students and junior doctors in an Indian medical college. Our study shows it is possible and beneficial to include structured ultrasonography and CT sessions to the present MBBS curriculum in conjunction with traditional teaching methods.

Integration of Medical Informatics with Other Courses in the Medical Curriculum

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 243-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Tumstra
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
The Way

Abstract:The introduction of a new structure in the Medical Curriculum at the Leiden University Medical School has facilitated the integration of medical informatics subjects with other subjects. The paper describes the holistic nature of the new curriculum, the way Medical Informatics is interwoven with other subjects and the problems which have been encountered.

Indian medical curriculum is to get "long overdue" ethics training

BMJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 346 (apr30 3) ◽  
pp. f2794-f2794
Author(s):  
M. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Ethics Training ◽  
Indian Medical

Neuroscience: The New English Major?

2021 ◽  
pp. 107385842110039
Author(s):  
Kristin F. Phillips ◽  
Harald Sontheimer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
State University ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
English Major ◽  
The Brain

Once strictly the domain of medical and graduate education, neuroscience has made its way into the undergraduate curriculum with over 230 colleges and universities now offering a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. The disciplinary focus on the brain teaches students to apply science to the understanding of human behavior, human interactions, sensation, emotions, and decision making. In this article, we encourage new and existing undergraduate neuroscience programs to envision neuroscience as a broad discipline with the potential to develop competencies suitable for a variety of careers that reach well beyond research and medicine. This article describes our philosophy and illustrates a broad-based undergraduate degree in neuroscience implemented at a major state university, Virginia Tech. We highlight the fact that the research-centered Experimental Neuroscience major is least popular of our four distinct majors, which underscores our philosophy that undergraduate neuroscience can cater to a different audience than traditionally thought.

Vascular surgery: What increases the flow of students to the speciality?

Vascular ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Adil A Turki ◽  
Alexander Zargaran ◽  
Aasim Murtaza ◽  
Amal Thomas ◽  
Harry Spiers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Surgical Skills ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Vascular Surgeon ◽  
Diverse Range

Objectives Vascular surgery is in increasing demand due to the higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the general population. Meanwhile, applications to join the speciality have been in decline in the last few years. St George’s Surgical Society held a one-day conference to expose undergraduates to the speciality in the hope that this will inspire more undergraduates to pursue it as a career. Methods The conference consisted of introductory lectures delivered by a consultant vascular surgeon, followed by practical skills workshops simulating aortic anastomosis on porcine aortas. Pre-course and post-course questionnaires assessed positive and negative perceptions of vascular surgery, knowledge of and self-reported confidence in practical surgical skills and utility of the course in their decision to potentially pursue a career in vascular surgery. Results There was a significant increase of 27% ( p = 0.03) in the positive perception that vascular surgery includes a diverse range of procedures and subspecialties. Attendees reported a 27% significant increase ( p = 0.02) in the perception that vascular surgery had a wide array of opportunity for academic/research work. Finally, there was an 18% decrease ( p = 0.03) in the negative perception that vascular surgery is somehow female-unfriendly or discriminatory against females. There was also a significant rise in both interest (33%) and understanding (73%) of vascular surgery. Conclusions A one-day conference can significantly impact students’ perception especially when there is a lack of exposure within the undergraduate curriculum. This course helped to increase positive perception and dispute negative misconceptions about the speciality. The simulation workshops held at this conference increased students’ confidence and awareness of relevant surgical skills. This conference provided a unique experience that positively impacted and inspired students and thus served as an important supplement to core medical curriculum.

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