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The Hamburg integrated medical degree program iMED.

Anke Rheingans¹, Athanasios Soulos¹, Sonja Mohr¹

¹University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Faculty of Medicine, Dean's Office for Student Affairs, Hamburg, Germany.

GMS Journal for Medical Education

|December 10, 2019

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The integrated medical degree program (iMED) at Universität Hamburg successfully enhanced medical education by integrating theory with practice, scientific inquiry, and communication skills. Evaluations confirm the program

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Curriculum Development

Background:

The Faculty of Medicine at Universität Hamburg established the integrated medical degree program (iMED) in 2012/2013.
The program aimed to enhance the quality of medical education.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the success of the integrated medical degree program (iMED).
To assess the effectiveness of iMED's innovative educational approach.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a modular compulsory core curriculum and elective courses.
Integration of theoretical knowledge with practical skills and scientific orientation.
Longitudinal training in clinical examination and communication skills (KUMplusKOM).

Main Results:

Keywords:

communicative competencies integrated curriculum interprofessional education medical degree practical skills scientific orientation

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The iMED program successfully integrates theoretical knowledge with practical application using real patient cases from the first stage.

Elective courses facilitate structured scientific work, catering to student interests.

The KUMplusKOM course provides essential clinical and communication skills throughout the curriculum.

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The iMED program's comprehensive approach, including extracurricular activities, significantly improves medical education.
Evaluations indicate that the introduction and optimization of iMED have been highly successful.