RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Graduate entry medicine: curriculum considerations
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 253
OP 256
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-3-253
VO 7
IS 3
A1 Yvonne H Carter
A1 Ed Peile
YR 2007
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/3/253.abstract
AB Graduates entering medicine need to achieve the same learning outcomes as school leaver medical students in less time. Time is not the only consideration, and rather than just compress five-year courses into a four-year time-frame, curriculum planners have often taken the opportunity to introduce innovations for small cohorts as schools begin these new programmes. This article considers how the particular needs of graduate entrants can be met by UK medical curricula and reviews accumulating evidence around the design considerations, especially that of problem-based learning. Graduate entry courses have been at the forefront of curriculum planning for new professionalism in doctors.