Implementación de la reforma curricular de la Escuela de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: analizando la experiencia / Implementation of curricular changes at a medical school

The accelerated scientific, technological, and social advances in recent years have posed new challenges for professional training institutions, where universities play a leading role. Medical schools have not been oblivious to this process. This is how Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile implemented in 2015 a curricular reform derived from the joint work of academics, students and graduates. For this purpose, a model consisting of stages was followed, including the identification of the problem, general assessment of needs, definition of purpose and learning objectives. We worked with surveys, focus groups and committees of academics and students to identify and map content within the mesh, review terminal learning objectives while creating and reviewing courses for the vertically and horizontally integrated delivery of content and competencies. The first cohort of the new curriculum entered in 2015, consisting of 126 students. The implementation required constant follow-up and monitoring, establishing changes and adjustments according to educational needs and unforeseen conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation process of the new curriculum has been positive, adjusting to the defined strategic planning and responding to unexpected events.

Desarrollo de una estrategia para fortalecer la competencia intercultural en el currículum de pregrado de Enfermería / Developing a strategy to strengthen the intercultural competency in the undergraduate nursing curriculum

In a health context marked by increasing health inequalities, population ageing, pandemics and migration, the development of competencies for the intercultural encounter between healthcare workers and patients is essential. Tertiary education institutions have a social responsibility to address this issue. Health Science programs are challenged to provide culturally sensitive care to diverse populations. Therefore, it is necessary to reflect upon the models that will guide this process, and to assess undergraduate curricula to determine their appropriateness to address this challenge. This article describes a methodology for assessing the undergraduate curriculum for the development of intercultural competence and presents a strategy for promoting its sustainable development across the curriculum.