The comparison of medical education curricula in different countries
- VernacularTitle:国外医学教育课程设置及改革趋势的比较
- Author:
Qin ZHANG
;
Liming LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
international;
medical education;
comparative study
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2015;(9):1281-1284
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective In order to summarize the common characters of medical education , this research Compared curricula and educational reformation of different counties .The common characters of international medical educa-tion are useful to China's current medical education reformation .Methods This research used method of compara-tive education study to compare the medical education of the U .S, the U.K and Japan.Results Although the medical education program length is different in the 3 countries, they all recognize medical education as professional education .So they all adopt muti-method to test candidates .The curriculum frameworks of medical education pro-gram of 3 countries are different , but the curriculum organization , teaching methodologies , assessment methods are similar.They all have complete quality control system .As the medical education reformation , about half of medical schools in the U .K and Japan have implemented graduate entered medical education program .Conclusions Al-though medical education program length is different in the U .S, the U.K and Japan, they do share some charac-ters.These common characters are useful to medical education reformation and quality control in China .
