Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-Step Approach

Curriculum Development for Medical Education, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive guide for faculty and content experts in health professional education. It offers updated insights into how humans learn, a new chapter on community needs and health equity, and an emphasis on health systems science, population health, equity, educational technology, and interprofessional education. The book includes chapters on each step of curriculum development, examples, and questions, as well as appendices with full curricula and resources for curricular, faculty development, and funding.

Format: Hardback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Curriculum Development for Medical Education, the fourth edition, is a comprehensive and updated text that has become an international standard for curriculum development in health professional education. It is intended for faculty and other content experts who have an interest or responsibility as educators in their discipline. The book has extended its vision to better serve a diverse professional and international audience by building on the time-honored, practical, and user-friendly approach of the six-step model of curriculum development. The fourth edition is richly detailed, with numerous examples of innovations that challenge traditional teaching models. It also presents updates in our understanding of how humans learn, a new chapter on curricula that address community needs and health equity, and an increased emphasis throughout on health systems science, population health, equity, educational technology in health professions education, and interprofessional education. This new edition remains a cutting-edge tool and practical guidebook for faculty members and administrators responsible for the educational experiences of health professional students, residents, fellows, and practitioners. It includes chapters on each of the steps of curriculum development, with updated examples and questions to guide the application of the timeless principles. Subsequent chapters cover curriculum maintenance and enhancement, dissemination, and curriculum development for larger programs. Appendixes present examples of full curricula designed using the six-step approach, which is widely recognized as the current standard for publication and dissemination of new curricula and provides a basis for meaningful educational interventions, scholarship, and career advancement.

Weight: 953g
Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781421444093
Edition number: fourth edition