[Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) in the "Heidelberg Curriculum Medicinale" (HeiCuMed)--practice-oriented learning in the reformed course of studies]

(Das Fach Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie im Heidelberger Curriculum Medicinale (HeiCuMed)--Praxisorientiertes Lernen im reformierten Studiengang.)

Full Abstract

To improve medical studies, the Medical School of the University of Heidelberg introduced in 2001 a new modular, topic-oriented curriculum for approximately 260 students with a special focus on multi-disciplinarity, thus breaking the seal of traditional disciplines. The new curriculum (Heidelberg Curriculum Medicinale--HeiCuMed) introduced new methods of teaching and in addition to the traditional examinations, developed new methods of testing clinical-practical, respectively communication skills, such as the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry gained greater importance within the new curriculum and courses are now mandatory. Particularly the new methods of teaching provide an opportunity to make studies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry even more attractive to students and to strengthen the position of the discipline within the schools of medicine.

Author information

Author/s: Koch, Eginhard (E); Resch, Franz (F);

Affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg. Eginhard.Koch(-atsign-)med.uni-heidelberg.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother), published in Switzerland. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2009-Mar; vol 37 (issue 2) : pp 117-22

Dates: Created 2009/04/29; Completed 2009/06/11;

PMID: 19401997, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/11/2009, IMS Date: )

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Education, Medical, Undergraduate - trends
Forecasting
Germany
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Models, Educational
Problem-Based Learning - trends

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