1. History of Curriculum Development at McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Training Medical Professionals for the Role of

VernacularTitle:1. マギル大学医学部のカリキュラム開発の歴史と "Healer (癒し人) " の役割を担う医療者の育成
Author: Shizuma TSUCHIYA ¹ ; Satoru TSUNETO ² ; Tomoko MIYOSHI ³ ; Kurashiki Educational Division, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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1. Department of Medical Education, Showa University School of Medicine
2. Department of Palliative Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital
3. Department of General Medicine
Keywords: curriculum development; professionalism; healing curriculum; whole person care education
From:Medical Education 2022;53(4):329-335
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University in Canada there has always been an exploration of effective curriculum development that adapts to new eras and aims to encourage medical students to understand how to enhance patients' well-being. In particular, the current MDCM curriculum, which launched in 2013, offers impressive programs at a conceptual level and at a curricular level. These programs explicate to students two roles for physicians who wish to place their patient's wellbeing at the center of their work: professional and healing. This article introduces the history of curriculum development in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University and explores how universities in Japan can develop healing curricula in each context.