Open AccessUtility Value Theory Underlies Students’ Attitudes to Biomedical Sciences Curricula
Author(s) -
Diane Kenwright,
Emily Wood,
Wei Dai,
Rebecca Grainger
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00738-w
Subject(s) - curriculum , value (mathematics) , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , pedagogy , mathematics , statistics
The recent wave of curriculum renewal has changed biomedical sciences from standalone science courses to integrated, clinically-oriented components of the curriculum. Although integrated curricula are now common in medical schools worldwide, few studies have systematically investigated students' attitudes towards and perceived relevance of the basic sciences in these new curricula.