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Radical reform of the undergraduate medical education program in a developing country: the Egyptian experience.
Badrawi, Nadia; Hosny, Somaya; Ragab, Lamis; Ghaly, Mona; Eldeek, Bassem; Tawdi, Ahmed F; Makhlouf, Ahmed M; Said, Zeinab N A; Mohsen, Lamiaa; Waly, Amira H; El-Wazir, Yasser.
  • Badrawi N; Supreme Council of Universities & Faculty of Medicine (FOM), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
  • Hosny S; FOM, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
  • Ragab L; Newgiza University (NGU), Giza, Egypt.
  • Ghaly M; FOM, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
  • Eldeek B; FOM, Damietta University, Damietta El-Gadeeda, Egypt.
  • Tawdi AF; FOM, Arab Council for Health Specialties, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Makhlouf AM; FOM, Badr University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Said ZNA; FOM (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Mohsen L; Newgiza University (NGU), Giza, Egypt.
  • Waly AH; FOM, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
  • El-Wazir Y; FOM, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. ywazir@med.suez.edu.eg.
BMC Med Educ ; 23(1): 143, 2023 Mar 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2250823
ABSTRACT
Medical educators are in a continuous quest to close the gap between the needs of medical practice and the rising expectations of the communities in their countries. During the past two decades, competency-based medical education has been evolving as an appealing strategy to close this gap. In 2017, the Egyptian medical education authorities mandated all medical schools to change their curricula to comply with revised national academic reference standards, which changed from outcome-based to competency-based. In parallel, they also changed the timeline of all medical programs for six years of studentship and one-year internship to five years and two years, respectively. This substantial reform involved the assessment of the existing situation, an awareness campaign for the proposed changes and an extensive national faculty development program. Monitoring the implementation of this substantial reform was performed through surveys, field visits and meetings with students, teaching staff and program directors. In addition to the expected challenges, the COVID-19-associated restrictions presented a significant further challenge during the implementation of this reform. This article presents the rationale for and steps of this reform, the challenges faced and how they were addressed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Medical / Education, Medical, Undergraduate / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: BMC Med Educ Journal subject: Education Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12909-023-04098-3

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Education, Medical / Education, Medical, Undergraduate / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: BMC Med Educ Journal subject: Education Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12909-023-04098-3