MEDICAL CURRICULA

MEDICAL CURRICULA “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, Romania 4th Conference on Curriculum Reform, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005  Faculty of Medicine    General Medicine 6 years Balneophysiokinetotherapy 3 years Nursing 3 years Structure of the University  Faculty of Dental Medicine   Long term studies 6 years Short term 3 years (technician) Long term 5 years  Faculty of Pharmacy  General principles  According to the specific laws focused on the learning process in Romania  Synchronization in part with curricula of other traditional medical universities from the country    Compulsory disciplines: almost the same Optional and elective: differences Significant differences in the number of hours  Autonomy of the University: allows the construction and/or modification of the curricula, without the interference of Ministry of Education  Strategy: focused on long-term studies in general medicine, dental medicine, and pharmacy  15 weeks/semester Type of curricula        Linear (“classic”) Some modules restricted to the internal medicine Average hours/week: 27-34.5 Compulsory courses Optional/elective courses Practice: lab/hospital Exam   Practical: compulsory and eliminatory Theoretical: oral or written (subjects/multiple choice questions)  Hospital practice: 20 working days during the summer, 8 hours/day – 160 h 1st year Compulsory Anatomy-Embryology General chemistry Biochemistry Lecture 60 30 60 Lab 210 15 60 Credits 16 4 10 S1 E C E S2 E E Biophysics General biology Molecular and cell biology Physiology Informatics/biostatistics Psychology/behavioral 30 30 30 45 30 22.5 30 30 45 30 30 5 2 5 7 5 3 E C E E E E - Foreign language Physical education Hospital practice - 45 60 160 2 1 - C C - 1st year - remarks  Modification of curricula in the high school  Changes in the admission requirements  Recently introduced   general biology general chemistry  No optional or elective in the first year  To be introduced in 2006-2007  first aid 2nd year Compulsory Microbiology Parasitology Anatomy-Embryology Physiology Lecture 60 15 60 90 Lab 75 15 60 90 Credits 10 2 10 12 S1 E E E E S2 E E E Hygiene Histology Genetics Biochemistry Research in medicine Physical education 30 60 45 30 15 - 30 60 45 30 15 60 4 9 5 5 1 - E E - E E E C C Hospital practice - 160 - - C Elective: Immunomorphology (30/30, C), Philosophy (15/30, C), Foreign language (0/60, C) 3rd year Compulsory Pathophysiology Pathology Pharmacology Medical semiology Lecture 60 75 60 90 Lab 60 75 60 240 Credits 10 10 10 18 S1 E S2 E E E E Surgical semiology Immunology Public health/management Hospital practice 60 22.5 15 - 60 22.5 15 160 8 2 1 1 E E - E E C 3rd year Optional Medical electronics Clinical psychology Microsurgery Lecture 15 15 15 Practice 15 15 30 Credits 2 S1 C S2 C C Elective (1 from 3) Clinical biochemistry Plastic surgery Tropical parasitology Lecture 15 15 15 Practice 15 15 15 Credits - S1 C - S2 C C 4th year Compulsory Internal medicine Radiology/Imagistic Dermatology Surgery Lecture 75 30 30 54 Lab 240 30 30 120 Credits 22 4 4 10 S1 E E E - S2 E Orthopedics/Traumatology Urology Occupational medicine Pediatrics Neonatology Hospital practice 22.5 22.5 15 30 15 - 60 60 15 30 30 160 5 5 1 5 2 2 E - E E E E C 4th year Optional Clinical pharmacology Electrocardiography Cytology/practical histology Lecture 15 15 15 Practice 15 15 15 Credits S1 C C S2 C - To be introduced in the curricula: clinical and imagistic anatomy (2007) as optional course Elective (1 from 4) Clinical microbiology Bioethics, deontology Cardiovascular surgery Echocardiography Lecture 30 15 6 15 Practice 30 15 30 15 Credits - S1 C - S2 C C C 5th year Compulsory Internal medicine Ophthalmology Neurology/Neurosurgery ENT Lecture 75 15 45 30 Lab 210 30 45 45 Credits 17 3 6 4 S1 E E E - S2 E Maxillofacial surgery Endocrinology Pediatrics Oncology Pediatric surgery* Hospital practice 15 22.5 60 30 15 - 15 30 225 30 60 160 2 3 15 4 4 2 E - E E E E C 5th year Optional Immunopathology Medical sociology Nucleic acid technology Clinical pathology Lecture 15 15 15 15 Practice 15 15 15 Credits S1 C C C S2 C - Elective (1 from 2) Medical psychology Thoracic surgery Lecture 15 15 Practice 15 15 Credits - S1 C - S2 C To be introduced: Pathology in medical practice (2006) and Medical biotechnologies (2007) as elective 6th year Compulsory Obstetrics/Gynecology Psychiatry Anesthesiology Lecture 67.5 45 15 Lab 165 45 15 Credits 17 7 2 S1 E E E S2 - Pediatric psychiatry Pediatric polyclinic Family medicine* Medical polyclinic, Preventive and cardiovascular rehabilitation, Physiotherapy 15 15 15 45 15 15 15 90 2 2 2 8 E E E - E Infectious diseases/Epidemiology 60 90 11 - E Forensic medicine Emergencies 30 30 30 60 4 5 - E E 6th year Optional Clinical genetics Tropical infectious diseases History of medicine Lecture 15 15 15 Practice 15 Credits S1 C C S2 C - To be introduced: Ecology and ambient medicine (2008) Elective: No License: the same system in all medical universities of the country • written paper • presentation of a research project What to do now?  Short-term strategy:       To introduce some clinical applications even in the first two years Clinical applications in basic medical disciplines are strongly encouraged To reduce the number of hours in disciplines that are over the European average To increase the number of hours in disciplines that are below the average To increase the offer of optional/elective courses To put the basis for the first module: neurosciences (includes development, anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology, neurology, neurosurgery) – 5th