Evaluating a novel intervention in undergraduate medicine: an MBBS Curriculum Map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following student feedback, a Curriculum Map (CM) was commissioned in 2018 at UCL Medical School (UCLMS). After exploring key requirements of a CM, the second phase focused on building a prototype before its launch. This study evaluates this novel pedagogical intervention following its implementation, from the perspective of its primary users, UCL medical students.

Methods

This multi-method study was conducted two months after the CM's launch in 2019. Quantitative and qualitative data was gathered via a survey and focus groups across four domains: usefulness, satisfaction, appearance, and content. Reflective Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data to build themes.

Results

One hundred ninety five participants (195/1347, 14%) responded to t

SUBMITTER: Wardle K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088241 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature