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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Educational advances in emergency medicine

Emergency medicine clerkship curriculum in a high-income developing country: methods for development and application

Authors: Arif Alper Cevik, Elif Dilek Cakal, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The published recommendations for international emergency medicine curricula cover the content, but exclude teaching and learning methods, assessment, and evaluation. We aim to provide an overview on available emergency medicine clerkship curricula and report the development and application experience of our own curriculum.

Methods

Our curriculum is an outcome-based education, enriched by e-learning and various up-to-date pedagogic principles.

Results

Teaching and learning methods, assessment, and evaluation are described. The theory behind our practice in the light of recent literature is discussed aiming to help other colleagues from developing countries to have a clear map for developing and tailoring their own curricula depending on their needs. The details of our emergency medicine clerkship will serve as an example for developing and developed countries having immature undergraduate emergency medicine clerkship curricula. However, these recommendations will differ in various settings depending on available resources.

Conclusions

The main concept of curriculum development is to create a curriculum having learning outcomes and content relevant to the local context, and then align the teaching and learning activities, assessments, and evaluations to be in harmony. This may assure favorable educational outcome even in resource limited settings.
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Metadata
Title
Emergency medicine clerkship curriculum in a high-income developing country: methods for development and application
Authors
Arif Alper Cevik
Elif Dilek Cakal
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-018-0190-y

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