Potential improvements in medical education as retrospectively evaluated by candidates for specialist examinations

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Hofer, M
Jansen, M
Soboll, S
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[1] Univ Dusseldorf, Arbeitsgrp Medizindidakt, Fak Med, D-40001 Dusseldorf, Germany
[2] Univ Dusseldorf, Studiendekanat, Fak Med, D-40001 Dusseldorf, Germany
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10.1055/s-2006-932527
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background and objective: As part of the new regulations for licensing doctors there have been numerous attempts at reform by many medical faculties to consider interdisciplinary linkage of the curriculum with emphasis on teaching of small groups of students. This study was undertaken to help answer the question of how much weight should be given to the various subjects and what resources are needed for any reformed curriculum and what key areas of competence need to be given greater importance. Methods: 1 029 candidates of specialist examinations of the Medical Council of North-Rhine in 2002 and 2003 filled in questionnaires to evaluate retrospectively the actual relevance of individual preclinical and clinical subjects, courses and areas of practical competence to their further medical education and related potentials for improvement in their studies. The participants were from 5 medical faculties in the North-Rhine area of Germany. They were also asked about methods of examination that were effective in aiding their learning behaviour. Results: Those answering the questionnaire considered especially chemistry and physics as well as environmental, occupational and forensic medicine, bio-mathematics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine among the less relevant subjects. On the other hand, anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, pharmacology and surgery were considered especially relevant. Conclusion: The greatest deficiencies in most of the medical curricula as taught in the North-Rhine medical courses are in the areas of competence in communication and practical clinical skills. Members of this group also pleaded for an increased use of standardized objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE).
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