Lessons learned from a student-driven initiative to design and implement an Organ and Tissue Donation course across Canadian medical schools.

ABSTRACT: The competencies required of the well-trained physician are constantly evolving, and medical education must adapt accordingly. In response, a growing number of influential medical education licensing and accreditation bodies have proposed frameworks that outline society's expectations of physician competencies. In Canada, undergraduate and graduate curricula have undergone major changes to meet the specifications of the CanMEDS framework, and similar efforts are underway internationally. Nonetheless, ensuring the values enshrined within such frameworks become integral to a physician's identity remains challenging. We believe that student-led curricular initiatives represent a novel way of approaching this shifting medical education landscape.In this article, we reflect on lessons we learne

SUBMITTER: Fletcher A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6191399 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature