1st Edition

The Integrated Medical Curriculum

By Raja C. Bandaranayake Copyright 2011
150 Pages
by CRC Press

150 Pages
by CRC Press

It is increasingly recognised that the medical education curriculum should re-integrate basic sciences and clinical disciplines. This would enhance students' ability to integrate previous and future learning, link theory and professional standards to practice, and adapt to change. However, despite growing recommendations from bodies such as the British and Australian medical councils (the AMC and... Read more
Integration and the medical curriculum. The history of the integrated medical curriculum. Levels and types of integration in the medical curriculum. Integrative practices in the medical curriculum. Advantages and disadvantages of curriculum integration. Integrated student assessment. Evaluation of integrated programmes. Pitfalls and guidelines. Case studies in curriculum integration.

Biography

Raja C. Bandaranayake