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The behavioural objectives model of curriculum design was introduced to the Medical Auxiliary Training Sector in Tanzania during the 1970s while problems of expansion, novelty and economic stress were abundant. Experience in a relatively privileged school, Rural Medical Training Centre, Sengerema, shows that the model did not result in more practical teaching time, due mainly to various constraints. The students did, however, appreciate the 'sharing of objectives' at the onset of a teaching block as a great help for their (theoretical) learning. Due to unfamiliarity of teachers with new subject matter related to primary health care, the model has failed thus far to result in a relevant practical course in public health promotion. A more problem-oriented approach to curriculum development is recommended.  相似文献   

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This paper describes an experiment at the University of Western Australia (UWA) medical curriculum, in which the focus of the 1 week of face-to-face teaching in public health in the 3-year clinical rotation was changed from important health problems affecting whole communities to one emphasizing the use of epidemiological principles to enhance doctors' decision-making. The students are now left to choose the clinical subject matter, and instead of being presented with predetermined readings selected by the teaching staff, the students have assumed responsibility for discovering the latest relevant information on the topics they choose and of presenting this to the class. The teacher now spends much less time in front of the class, providing only mini-tutorials each day on presenting to small groups, and on the skills required to understand the published literature on the aspects of the diagnosis, investigation, management and prognosis of individual patients.
The topics chosen by students for exploration differ little, either in terms of the nature of the health problems concerned or the epidemiological principles at issue, from those covered previously when the programme was set entirely by the staff. However, attendance at the course has improved sharply, the short time between mini-tutorials and application of the material they cover has increased the perceived relevance of the teaching, and feedback collected systematically from successive classes of students has been very positive. Any anxiety on the part of the staff at relinquishing control of the curriculum has proved unfounded while the new programme has much to recommend it as a model of self-directed learning.  相似文献   

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Many medical organizations have acknowledged the responsibility of doctors to educate health professionals and the public about the medical, social and ecological consequences of nuclear war. Medical schools have begun the development of programmes on these topics. A total of 1130 medical schools in thirty-one countries were surveyed about their presentation of nuclear-war-related subject matter. Eighty-three (49%) of the 168 schools that responded indicated that they offered an activity on medical aspects of nuclear war. Thirty-two per cent of the programmes consisted of one or more hours in an existing required course. Twelve per cent offered an elective course solely concerned with nuclear war. Although only 15% of the schools responded many of the replies indicated interest in learning more about the programmes of other schools and inquired if curriculum or teaching materials were available. Through the survey it was learned that textbooks and other learning resources have been prepared. Survey information suggests that knowledge of nuclear weapons effects is associated with a reluctance to countenance nuclear war.  相似文献   

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Aware of the importance of a knowledge of children and skill in their care, the World Health Organization and the Government of India have been working together to improve the training and education of the medical student in that subject. To that end the Organization has supported the work of a committee of medical educators, which has studied the teaching of child health and has published an experimental curriculum suitable for use in medical colleges in India ( 'Ad hoc' Committee on Education and Training in Paediatrics; WHO, 1970 , 1971 , 1974 , 1975 ). This article tells of the experience with that curriculum in one medical college in Central India since 1974. It is first necessary to indicate the position of medical education in the country.  相似文献   

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A computer-assisted learning program in respiratory intensive care was introduced into the undergraduate curriculum at University College Hospital. Educational effectiveness was assessed. This method of learning was found to be highly acceptable to students. The improvement in students knowledge of the subject was up to three times greater in those who used the computer program, than a control group of students who received only teaching by conventional means, (P = 0 X 016). The results of a questionnaire designed to elicit students' attitudes to this learning experience are discussed.  相似文献   

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In the new medical curriculum at Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, two aspects of the training in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy--the acquisition of knowledge and its application--have been integrated. On the basis of the approved subject matter and goals, four computer programmes were developed: the Teaching Resource Centre (TRC) Pharmacology database, the interactive TRC teaching programme, the Individual Therapy: Evaluation and Plan (ITEP), and the relational curriculum database. Together, these programmes provide the necessary knowledge in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapy and the mechanisms of drug action, as well as possibilities for monitoring the educational process. The figures are created with the aid of a symbolic language, assuring a uniform presentation of all the information throughout the curriculum. Attention is also paid to the integration of these aspects with other subjects in the medical curriculum. Implementation of the teaching system in pharmacology was started at the beginning of 2001. Currently, the TRC database contains almost all the subject matter that is planned to be included. The next step in the process will be the assessment of both the knowledge and its application. TRC Pharmacology is a new method of integrating basic knowledge of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in a medical school curriculum.  相似文献   

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Computer-assisted instructions: a role in teaching human gross anatomy   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
Eight computer-assisted instructions were developed concerning selected topics in human gross anatomy. The computer lessons were designed to be very flexible in terms of the selection of material to be presented and make extensive use of colour graphics to explain the anatomy. Voluntary testing with immediate and cumulative feedback is incorporated into the lessons so that the users can evaluate their own progress in mastering the subject material. In an effort to assess the value of the computer lessons, the programs were provided to a volunteer group of 48 first-year medical students from a class of 151 students. At the completion of the gross anatomy course, the student users were requested to complete an anonymous questionnaire regarding their impressions of the value of the computer lessons. In addition, test performance on multiple choice examinations was compared between the users of the computer-assisted instructions and their non-user classmates. The responses in the questionnaires revealed a very positive attitude regarding the value and usefulness of the computer-assisted instructions in learning human gross anatomy. The overall rating of the programs on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0 was 1.8 +/- 1.0 with 1.0 representing 'extremely helpful' and 10.0 being 'of no value'. A comparison of test scores showed no significant difference in test performance between the users of the computer-assisted instructions and the non-users. The results of the study suggest that while the computer lessons provide neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in test performance as evaluated by a multiple choice examination, students perceive the computer-assisted instructions as valuable educational tools in mastering the subject of human gross anatomy. The potential role of the computer-assisted instructions in curriculum development is discussed.  相似文献   

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Diagnostic radiology, despite its well-recognized essential role in medicine, is a much neglected subject in Nigerian medical schools and is omitted in the undergraduate curriculum. There are only about 50 radiologists in Nigeria, of a population of about 80 million people. Of these, 75% work in the university teaching hospitals. Since for some time to come many medical practitioners may have to continue handling simple radiological investigations and possibly interpreting them, unaided by radiologists, adequate undergraduate exposure to this discipline through the inclusion of formal teaching of radiology in the undergraduate curriculum seems imperative. This in turn will serve to improve recruitment into this specialty.  相似文献   

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The study was conducted to examine the impact which personality types may have on the selection process of two preclinical medical school curricula. The two curricula run concurrently at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. One curriculum has a conventional-lecture format, and the other a new student-centered curriculum, which is designed to graduate students planning careers in rural primary-care. Results indicated that those students preferring the innovative curriculum were personality types unlikely to enter rural primary-care, whereas students preferring the conventional curriculum had personality profiles more consistent with those making rural primary-care career choices. Discussion deals with the implications of personality type and curriculum choice in terms of the curriculum goals and educational method.  相似文献   

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