Comparison of the integrated organ/systems-based curriculum with the traditional subjects-based medical curriculum: Short communication

Medical education has undergone numerous reforms within the last century. Such reforms have produced numerous models of curricula across the world, which includes but is not limited to organ systems-based, problem based and traditional discipline based medical curricula. The system based of medical...

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Published inAnnals of medicine and surgery Vol. 73; p. 103116
Main Authors Obi, Clinton Onyebuchi, Onosogbe, Moses, Ehimen, Asemota Gift, Olamide, Omotoye, Toluwalase, Titilola Victor, Esther, Ovbiagele, Joshua, Dawodu Oluwananumi, Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022
Elsevier
Subjects
Curriculum
Medical education
Nigeria
Reform
Short Communication
Medical education
Curriculum
Reform
Nigeria
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ISSN2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103116

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Summary:Medical education has undergone numerous reforms within the last century. Such reforms have produced numerous models of curricula across the world, which includes but is not limited to organ systems-based, problem based and traditional discipline based medical curricula. The system based of medical education in Nigeria need reform as different system are subjective to different effects on students performance and mental health. This article discuss two curricular models and identify their relative strengths and weaknesses; especially in a country like Nigeria.
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ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103116