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The core content of the undergraduate curriculum in Manchester
Author(s) -
Paul O’Neill,
David Metcalfe,
T J David
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00342.x
Subject(s) - core competency , curriculum , competence (human resources) , knowledge base , medical education , interpersonal communication , core knowledge , psychology , medical knowledge , core curriculum , medicine , pedagogy , knowledge management , computer science , social psychology , management , world wide web , economics
Aim To identify the core content for the new undergraduate medical curriculum in Manchester. Method The initial step was to produce a list of `index clinical situations' (ICSs), for which a newly graduated doctor must have a required level of competence. Using repeated consultation with consultants and general practitioners involved in medical education in the North‐West of England, a list of 215 ICSs was agreed. Specialists and generalists were then asked to identify the components of the knowledge base and the performance (skills) base for each ICS. The knowledge base was divided into technical (biomedical facts/concepts) and contextual (effect/management of disease within the individual, family and society) domains. The performance base was divided into intellectual (problem solving and decision making) and interpersonal (history, examination, communication and procedural skills) domains. Results Forty specialities were consulted and 11 021 items (defined as a piece of knowledge, a concept or a skill) were identified. There was considerable overlap in the items listed, such that when the returns for each ICS were amalgamated, the 215 ICSs contained 6434 items with a mean of 34 ± 14·2 per situation (range 6–85). Utilisation We have used the defined ICSs in the design of the trigger material used in the weekly problem‐based learning sessions. Over 4 years almost all (207/215, 96%) of the ICS are covered, with many being revisited at several points in the curriculum.

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