Open AccessCurriculum framework for a master’s degree in community medicine: some reflections with reference to Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Muzamil H. Abdel Gadir,
Aladin H. Al-Amri,
Naseem Akhtar Qureshi,
Essam A. Al Haraqa,
Talal Hussain Al Beyari,
Abdelnasser A. Abuzeid
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1997.3.2.216
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , curriculum development , curriculum theory , curriculum mapping , engineering ethics , medicine , computer science , sociology , pedagogy , engineering
Thispaper describes a skeleton of a new curriculum intended for the teaching of community medicine leading to a recognized master’s degree. The curriculum should have a detailed course framework and a distinctive rationale and justification with aims and specific objectives, contents, teaching methods, proper evaluation, available resources, and a well defined time framework. It is a prerequisite to develop a comprehensive curriculum before any postgraduate course is started. This curriculum must address all the relevant issues outlined in this paper. The authors recommend that the semitheoretical construction of the curriculum could be utilized in Saudi Arabia or possibly elsewhere with appropriate modifications