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Chapter 2.1 - Understanding Curriculum Design

from Section 2 - The Undergraduate Psychiatry Curriculum: Planning and Delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

By
Dr Kenneth Ruddock  and
Dr Robert Clafferty
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

Curriculum development is an essential, challenging but rewarding aspect of undergraduate medical education. It requires a knowledge of underlying education theory and principles, collaboration from various interested parties, administrative support, energy, drive, and commitment. Recognising how psychiatry fits into an overall educational system helps to highlight its importance as a core aspect of medical school learning. Taking time to plan effective learning, be it for a whole course or a single session, is a rewarding experience – your students and their future patients will thank you for it.

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Teaching Psychiatry to Undergraduates , pp. 17 - 29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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