Building a Standardized Subinternship Curriculum: A Strategic Framework for Success

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Curriculum Development
• Competency-Based Assessment

Background:

• National medical education curriculum development faces challenges like institutional variation and diverse stakeholder priorities.
• Successful curriculum design relies on systematic planning, collaboration, and inquiry.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a practical, iterative framework for developing large-scale medical curricula across institutions.
• To share insights from creating a national family medicine subinternship curriculum.

Main Methods:

• The framework is modeled after Kern's 6-Step Approach for Curriculum Development.
• It emphasizes a systematic, collaborative, and inquiry-based process.
• The approach incorporates specialty values and competency-based assessment.

Main Results:

• The developed framework facilitates the creation of durable and relevant curricula.
• It enables the standardization of clinical experiences while allowing institutional customization.
• Provides a reliable yet flexible model for national curriculum dissemination.

Conclusions:

• The proposed framework offers a replicable model for medical education leaders.
• It addresses the complexities of large-scale curriculum development and implementation.
• Ensures standardized, high-quality clinical training adaptable to institutional needs.