Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik Nr. 1998/4
Medicine Study 2000
Alternatives for Learning and Assessment, Teaching and Evaluation
Christoph Stosch (Köln, Germany)
What Kind of Curriculum do Medical Students' Demand?
Summary
Medical education is a battlefield since many years. In the last times it seems to be more and more common, to invite the "customer" for round table discussions getting an idea about "what kind of curriculum do medical students demand"? I will present data based on different surveys (Koebke at al 1997; Minks & Bathke 1994; Bargel & Ramm 1994; Bargel & Ramm 1991; Koebke at al 1994) about the student's position in this field. I subdivide the results along the students career (before, within and after the studying period).
Regarding the data there is an evidence that we can't trace back problems in our educational process to unqualified students. Structure, content, teaching and learning methods and the form of examinations seem to be problematic as well as the social and economical situation of students today. Under this circumstances it seems to be difficult to reform medical education only moderately (reform vs. revolution).
Conclusion: Looking at medical education from this point of view, we need at least a changing in teaching philosophy which is based on a radically new definition of the self-image of health-care-professionals.
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