Veterinary Curriculum Transformation at the University of Illinois, 2006–2016
| Autor: | Thomas K. Graves, Mark A. Mitchell, Dawn E. Morin, Federico A. Zuckermann, Jonathan H. Foreman, Herbert E. Whiteley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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020205 medical informatics
040301 veterinary sciences 02 engineering and technology Transformation (music) Accreditation Education 0403 veterinary science Pedagogy Curriculum mapping ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Sociology Curriculum Schools Veterinary Medical education General Veterinary Institutional change Clinical Clerkship 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Organizational Innovation Illinois Education Veterinary Clinical skills |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 44:471-479 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7218 0748-321X |
| DOI: | 10.3138/jvme.0316-060r1 |
| Popis: | The organization and delivery of a curriculum is the responsibility of the faculty in educational institutions. Curricular revision is often a hotly debated topic in any college faculty. At the University of Illinois, a 2006 mandate for curriculum modernization from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education provided impetus for a long-discussed curricular revision. After two iterations and a lengthy development process, a new curriculum was gradually implemented at Illinois with the August 2009 matriculation of the Class of 2013. The goals of the revision included earlier clinical exposure for veterinary students through introductions to clinical rotations in years 1 to 3 and an integrated body systems approach in lecture/laboratory courses. A new Clinical Skills Learning Center facilitates development of clinical skills earlier in the curriculum and promotes the development of those skills throughout all 4 years of the curriculum. New outcomes assessments include comprehensive written examinations and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) in years 2 and 3. Curriculum management, including grading of clinical rotations in all 4 years, is achieved through a commercially available software package. For the past 5 years, when candidates were asked why they chose to apply to Illinois, the new curriculum (27.4%) was the most common answer given during interviews. The Illinois revision has resulted in measurably increased veterinary student self-confidence (p |
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