Establishing a new medical school: A contemporary approach to personalizing medical education

Objective: To borrow a public health concept, there has been a global outbreak, perhaps a pandemic, of new medical schools during the last 20 years, resulting in a diverse range of programs in many different contexts. The question posed was: how should the task of establishing a new medical program...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2018-10, Vol.40 (10), p.990-995
Main Author: Hays, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disruption
Health Needs
Health status
Idealistic
Innovations
Medical education
Medical schools
Organizational structure
Pandemics
Program Design
Public health
Technology
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Summary:Objective: To borrow a public health concept, there has been a global outbreak, perhaps a pandemic, of new medical schools during the last 20 years, resulting in a diverse range of programs in many different contexts. The question posed was: how should the task of establishing a new medical program be approached in 2018? Methods: Based on involvement with several new medical programs, this paper presents a highly idealistic commentary on what a new medical program might look like. The paper adopts the organizational structure of the World Federation of Medical Education Basic Medical Education standards as a scaffold, because accreditation both locally and globally is intended. Results: The program design reflects both progress in learning technology and the challenges faced in a changing world, where disruption appears inevitable, and innovation may be necessary to produce the medical graduates needed to improve the health status of an expanding, ageing and ailing global population. Conclusion: The program model described represents a combination of educational design, emerging technology and a focus on future health care needs.
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.1080/0142159X.2018.1487048