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Chapter 1.2 - The Curriculum

from Section 1 - Principles of Medical Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

By
Dr Julie Langan Martin
Edited by
Patrick Hughes  and
Julie Langan Martin
Patrick Hughes
Affiliation:
NHS Forth Valley
Julie Langan Martin
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

This chapter focuses on exploring the concept of a curriculum in the context of medical education and psychiatry. The importance of the interaction between the planned, delivered, and experienced curriculum is considered and the importance of keeping curricula ‘up to date’ is highlighted. The importance of having a clear and transparent curriculum for both students and teachers is considered and the concept of the ‘hidden curriculum’ is introduced.

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Teaching Psychiatry to Undergraduates , pp. 6 - 10
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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