The Redesigned Undergraduate Medical Curriculum at the University of Geneva

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to give an overall description of the new undergraduate curriculum at the University of Geneva School of Medicine. Emphasizing the integrated problem-based and self-directed learning, the new program also incorporates instructional designs aimed at providing students with an opportunity to review and synthesize their biomedical and clinical knowledge, to have a more practical approach to the learning of clinical skills, and to learn aspects of the ambulatory and primary care as well as of the community oriented health issues. Preliminary results on the first year of implementation have led the faculty to anticipate with optimism the introduction of the next portion of the new program and to increase the size of its next entering class.