Challenges of Teaching Physiology Following the Transition From Traditional Curriculum To An Integrated System-Based Curriculum

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  • Zuheir Hasan Arabian Gulf University
  • Reginald Sequeira

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.36574

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Key words, integrated system based curriculum, traditional curriculum, physiology, teaching, learning, challenges.

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The transformation of a traditional discipline-based medical curriculum into a system-based integrated curriculum often poses dilemmas to faculty involved in teaching basic medical sciences. This paper examines the challenges of teaching physiology to medical students in a system-based curriculum. Some of these challenges include: defining the core curriculum, curriculum links, sequencing curriculum content, interdisciplinary integration, and student assessment. A number of relevant issues including defining the core physiology content, faculty expertise, and coping and adapting to curriculum transitions are discussed from a personal perspective. For successful implementation of a system-based curriculum and to overcome the challenges, educational issues should be debated in regional and international forums.

 

 

Biographie de l'auteur-e

  • Zuheir Hasan, Arabian Gulf University

    Department of Physiology

    Professor

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2012-04-30

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