INNOVATIVE CURRICULA WHILE TRAINING FUTURE AMERICAN MEDICAL SPECIALISTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A BRIEF REVIEW

• Authors: ALLA KULICHENKO , MARYNA BOICHENKO
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The article highlights innovative curricula while training future American medical specialists in the 21st century to develop the necessary professional competences and correspond to reality. „The Undergraduate Medical Education for the 21st Century” program led to numerous innovative curricula to evolve communication skills, leadership, and teamwork. The Pfeifer curriculum dealt with reducing training time and enhanced preparation for the „Step” exams. Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University created and implemented the Schwartz Communication Sessions. In the context of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) HST 200 course, medical students at Harvard University-MIT improved their professional communication skills.

Keywords

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American medical education; medical schools; educational process; innovations; innovative curricula; future doctors

• Publisher: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Chełmie
• Journal: Scientific Bulletin of Chełm - Section of Pedagogy
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-18

Contributors

author

ALLA KULICHENKO

• Sumy State Pedagogical University Named after A. S. Makarenko (Ukraine)

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MARYNA BOICHENKO

• Sumy State Pedagogical University Named after A. S. Makarenko (Ukraine)

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