2011, Number 2
The 2010 curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Mexico
Sánchez-Mendiola M, Durante-Montiel I, Morales-López S, Lozano-Sánchez R, Martínez-González A, Graue-Wiechers E
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ABSTRACT
The 2010 undergraduate medical degree curriculum at the faculty of medicine of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) constitutes an important curricular reform of medical education in our country. It is the result of an institutional reflective process and academic dialog, which culminated in its approval by UNAM’s Academic Council for the Biology, Chemistry, and Health Sciences areas on February 2nd, 2010.Some distinguishing characteristics of the new academic curriculum are: organization by courses with a focus on outcome competencies; three curricular axes that link three knowledge areas; four educational phases with achievement profiles; new courses (biomedical informatics, basic-clinical and clinical-basic integration, among others); and core curriculum. The aforementioned curriculum was decided within a framework of effective teaching strategies, competency oriented learning assessment methods, restructuring of the training of teaching staff, and establishment of a curriculum committee follow-up and evaluation of the program.
Curricular change in medical education is a complex process through which the institution can achieve its mission and vision. This change process faces challenges and opportunities, and requires strategic planning with long-term foresight to guarantee a successful dynamic transition for students, teachers, and for the institution itself.
REFERENCES
Primera Comisión Revisora del Plan de Estudios. Panel Foro Nueva Orientación del Plan de Estudios de la Carrera de Médico Cirujano en la Facultad de Medicina en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, en el Primer Congreso Académico Dr. Roberto Kretschmer Schmid; 2005 abril 20-22; Facultad de Medicina, UNAM. México.