[The formulation of objectives in a medical faculty]

As a starting point in a process of curriculum reevaluation, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Orange Free State prepared a document stating the objectives of its undergraduate medical training. Seventeen general faculty objectives stating the broad educational aims of the Faculty were formulated. From these general objectives intermediate objectives were derived. These intermediate objectives are intended to serve as a guide to departments in the planning of individual courses during the various phases of the curriculum.