RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Undergraduate curriculum reform in Saudi Medical Schools. Which direction to go?
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 324
OP 326
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Al-Gindan, Yousef M.
A1 Al-Sulaiman, Abdulsalam A.
A1 Al-Faraidy, Abdulatif
YR 2000
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/21/4/324.abstract
AB Curriculum reform in undergraduate medical education is quite essential for the success of the educational process. Saudi medical schools have been involved in curriculum reform over the past 2 decades. Review of the existing literature identifies the following as problems with today's curriculum including: Overcrowding of the curriculum, over presentation of some subjects, presence of relatively non-relevant subjects, dissociation between basic and clinical sciences, repetition of lectures and exams, need for new subjects of clinical relevance, predominantly hospital based medical education with minimal community-based practice, as well as non-optimal use of resources. The authors put forth suggestions for reform of the current curriculum to meet today's problems and future demands.