Clinical and basic science teachers' opinions about the required depth of biomedical knowledge for medical students

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether basic scientists and physicians agree on the required depth of biomedical knowledge of medical students at graduation. A selection of basic science and clinical teachers rated the relevance of biomedical topics for students at graduation, illus...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2006-05, Vol.28 (3), p.234-238
Main Authors: Koens, Franciska, Custers, Eugène J.F.M., Ten Cate, Olle T.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Biomedical research
Biomedicine
Clinical Clerkship - organization & administration
Clinical Clerkship - statistics & numerical data
Curriculum - statistics & numerical data
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - organization & administration
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Medical schools
Medical Students
Netherlands
Physicians
Population Surveillance
Science - education
Science teachers
Scientists
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Teaching - methods
Teaching - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether basic scientists and physicians agree on the required depth of biomedical knowledge of medical students at graduation. A selection of basic science and clinical teachers rated the relevance of biomedical topics for students at graduation, illustrated by 80 example items. The items were derived from ten organ systems and designed at four levels: clinical, organ, cellular and molecular. Respondents were asked to identify for each item to what extent recently graduated medical students should have knowledge about it. In addition, they were asked to indicate whether the content of the item should be included in the medical curriculum. Analysis showed that basic scientists and physicians do not diverge at the clinical level. At the organ, cellular and molecular levels however, basic scientists judge that medical students should have more active knowledge. As expected, basic scientists also indicate that more deep level content should be included. Explanations for this phenomenon will be discussed.
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.1080/01421590500271183