[Curriculum renewal and quality of the educational process]

Curriculum renewal may be one good way for the betterment of medical education in the perspective of educational development. The article identifies three otmization lines for curriculum renewal, in the sense of criteria of relevance, efficacy, and efficiency. They are: 1) anchoring the renewal in the vision of a three-dimension concept of competence; 2) emphasis on quality of learning; and 3) a quest for restructuring the learning settings. Implication and examples of, and some barriers against such moves are noticed. The author points out that curriculum renewal may be effective only when it is fostering the quality of learning.