Methods Often no clear distinction is made between the aims and objectives of educational
provision and the strategies adopted for their achievement; educational concepts may …

In 1995 Dundee medical school introduced an integrated, systems-based spiral curriculum
with a number of innovative features. The medical school has now had eight years' …

The popularity of the term “integrated curriculum” has grown immensely in medical
education over the last two decades, but what does this term mean and how do we go about …

Teaching is a demanding and complex task. This guide looks at teaching and what it
involves. Implicit in the widely accepted and far-reaching changes in medical education is a …

In planning a curriculum there are many questions to be answered (Harden, 1986). Much
attention has been paid to aims and objectives, the content of the curriculum, teaching …

Outcome-based education, a performance-based approach at the cutting edge of curriculum
development, offers a powerful and appealing way of reforming and managing medical …

This paper looks at five focal terms in education-curriculum, environment, climate, quality
and change-and the interrelationships and dynamics between and among them. It …

The curriculum is a sophisticated blend of educational strategies, course content, learning
outcomes, educational experiences, assessment, the educational environment and the …

Integration has been accepted as an important educational strategy in medical education.
Discussions about integration, however, are often polarized with some teachers in favour …

Increased attention is being paid to the specification of learning outcomes. This paper
provides a framework based on the three-circle model: what the doctor should be able to do …