Model Core Curriculum and Student Evaluation System for Entering to a Clinical Clerkship. What is the Model Core Curriculum? / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

The fourth reports of the discussion group on 21st century medicine and health care proposed that it was necessary to establish in medical education a core curriculum emphasizing carefully selected basic content and to expand the number of subjects that students might take electively in great numbers. Following this report, medical education model core curriculum was made by the research and development project committee for medical educational programs. This guidelines were prepared to serve as the basis for development of new medical education in the 21st century, and educational content was proposed to serve as the essential basis of material to be mastered at present and a reference for curricula constructed by individual universities. This guideline have several new viewpoint such as medical ethics, undivided basic and clinical education, pre-clinical basic skill education and clinical clerkship. In addition to this basic curriculum it will be required to addition of an elective curriculum, which is provided individual or unique training programs based on student needs and the educational principles of the each university.