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1Institute for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Ralph.Bloch@iae.unibe.ch
Medical Teacher
|July 6, 2002
Summary
Explicit educational objectives are crucial for aligning learning, teaching, and assessment in medical education. A taskforce developed a joint catalogue of objectives for Swiss medical schools to ensure consistent graduate assessment.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Assessment in Medical Education
Background:
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL) philosophy may question the necessity of explicit educational objectives.
- Explicit objectives are practically essential for aligning learning, teaching, and assessment.
- Swiss medical licensing since the 1970s relies on a uniform, centrally prepared MCQ exam for graduates of all five medical schools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the need for jointly developed learning, teaching, and assessment objectives.
- To create a catalogue of objectives for Swiss medical education.
Main Methods:
- A taskforce was commissioned by the Joint Conference of Swiss Medical Schools.
- Development of a catalogue of learning, teaching, and assessment objectives.
Main Results:
- A catalogue of jointly developed objectives was created.
- This work addresses the need for alignment in Swiss medical education.
Conclusions:
- Jointly developed objectives are necessary for consistent medical education and assessment in Switzerland.
- The developed catalogue provides a framework for aligning educational activities.
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