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The development of the internal medicine courses at Hannover Medical School from 2001 to 2018.

ABSTRACT: Aim: The subject-based model curriculum at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is characterized by two major features: early and continuous contact with patients and the interconnection of theoretical and clinical content. The progressive adaptations to the internal medicine curriculum which is taught longitudinally over five years are presented. Methods: Looking back on 17 years of experience with our model curriculum and the events leading to its inception, we summarize the challenges and subsequent modifications to the longitudinal internal medicine curriculum. Some of these challenges are likely to occur in other subjects and can therefore be generalized. Results: Integrating preclinical and clinical content was more resource intensive than thought and unexpectedly led to capacity problems since the German courts ruled that the presence of more teachers brought with it an obligation to enroll more students. In response to this, teaching responsibilities were extended to both outpatient facilities and academic teaching hospitals. Major changes included a more even distribution of clinical content in the first year, a rigorous standardization of teaching content in clinical skills, increased adaptation of content to reflect prior knowledge in the third and fourth years, and a focus on clinical reasoning in the fifth year. Restructuring the academic year into three ten-week blocks (two in the winter term and one in the summer term) allowed the retention of small groups. Conclusion: These measures rely heavily on considering teaching responsibilities within rotation plans, curriculum development and continuous faculty engagement. Since teachers are not sufficiently familiar with the distinctions between teaching formats, they mostly consider how far students have advanced in their studies when choosing course content. This implies that the current nomenclature requires improvement.

SUBMITTER: Bintaro P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883248 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The development of the internal medicine courses at Hannover Medical School from 2001 to 2018.

Bintaro Philip P Schneidewind Sabine S Fischer Volkhard V

GMS journal for medical education 20191015 5

<b>Aim:</b> The subject-based model curriculum at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is characterized by two major features: early and continuous contact with patients and the interconnection of theoretical and clinical content. The progressive adaptations to the internal medicine curriculum which is taught longitudinally over five years are presented. <b>Methods:</b> Looking back on 17 years of experience with our model curriculum and the events leading to its inception, we summarize the challen ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThe medical school admission process is complicated, perhaps reflecting unresolved debates concerning the most important skills necessary to become an ideal physician. The Goldman Medical School at Ben-Gurion University in Israel is known for placing great emphasis on the personal attributes of candidates in addition to their academic excellence. To this end, 1-h consecutive interviews are embedded in the admission process. This study aims to determine whether there is an association between candidates' personal interview ratings and the ratings assigned to these students at the conclusion of their 6th year internal medicine sub-internship.MethodsOur study sample included 136 students who were admitted to the medical school in 2015, and who completed their 6th year internal medicine sub-internship in 2019-2020. Our data were derived from the admissions information for each candidate and from structured interviews concerning medical competence and personal traits, which were completed by medical personnel who were in contact with these students during their clinical rounds.ResultsHigher interview ratings of candidates during the admission process were associated with a higher probability that students would be evaluated as top-rated internists 6 years later (Odds Ratio (OR) = 9.4, p-value = 0.049), independent of gender (OR for male vs female = 0.2, p-value = 0.025) and age (OR = 1.3 per each year, p-value = 0.115). Although significant, the numeric difference in interview rating was relatively small (median 9.5 and 9.4 for top-rated and not top-rated internists, respectively).ConclusionsOur study shows that high personal interview ratings assigned to candidates as part of the medical school admission process are predictive of high performance ratings of students after they complete their 6th year internal medicine sub-internships. These findings demonstrate the value and importance of using semi-structured personal interviews in the medical school admission process.

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