The future of practical skills in undergraduate medical education - an explorative Delphi-Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

64% of young medical professionals in Germany do not feel adequately prepared for the practical requirements of the medical profession. The goal of "outcome-orientated training" is to structure medical curricula based on the skills needed when entering the workforce after completing undergraduate medical education, and thus to bridge the gap between the skills graduates have attained and those necessary for a career in the medical profession. Outcome frameworks (OFs) are used for this purpose. In preparation for developing the National Competence-Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Medicine (NKLM) - the German OF - the "Consensus Statement of Practical Skills in Undergraduate Medical Education" (which structures the teaching and acquisition of practical skills in

SUBMITTER: Dannenberg KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5003134 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature