Challenges to acquire similar learning outcomes across four parallel thematic learning communities in a medical undergraduate curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To train physicians who are able to meet the evolving requirements from health care, the University of Groningen Medical Center adopted in 2014 a new curriculum named G2020. This curriculum combines thematic learning communities with competency-based medical education and Problem-based learning. In the learning community program, different learning tasks were used to train general competencies. The challenge of this program was whether students acquire similar levels of learning outcomes within the different variations of the program.

Method

We used the assessment results of three cohorts for the first two bachelor years. We used progress tests and written tests to analyze knowledge development, and the assessment results of seven competencies to analyze competenc

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature