Reflections on neurology curriculum integration in medical school

VernacularTitle:医学院校《神经病学》课程整合思考
Author: Hong ZHANG ; Junjian ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Clinical pathophysiology and therapy; Curriculum integration; Neurology; Medical student; Curriculum reform
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2013;(2):109-112
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Three different arrangements of neurology curriculum were compared including the traditional neurology teaching in Wuhan University School of Medicine,neurology teaching modules in clinical pathophysiology and therapeutics (CPPT) in University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and the clinical pathophysiology and therapeutics (CPPT) as well as the current reform of neurology teaching in Wuhan University School of Medicine.This article discussed the issues related to the neurology curriculum integration in medical school.Results showed that curriculum integration in ‘ teaching reform class' was praised by teachers and students.Integrating basic medical courses into clinical courses of neurology is of great importances in improving the quality of medical education in China and cultivating high-quality medical personnel to meet the requirements of the times.