Abstract

RILLO, Arturo G; ARCEO GUZMAN, Mario E  and  VEGA-MONDRAGON, Lizeth. Historical Comparative Analysis of the Medical Curriculum in Two Mexican Schools of Medicine. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1727-8120.

Introduction. The Faculty of Medicine of the Mexico State Autonomous University (FM-UAEM) has developed seven syllabuses along its 50 years of existence to face the educational and health demands of past decades. The present study focuses on analyzing the 1985 curriculum of the Undergraduate Course of Medical Surgeon of the FM-UAEM and the 1985 and 1995 curricula of the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (FM-UNAM). Material and methods. A historical comparative study was carried out to analyze the following categories: objective of the career, curricular model, and syllabus, in which the distribution of academic credits and hours / week is as well examined. Results. Results showed similarities concerning the objective of the career, a rigid curricular pattern, and a predominance of Flexner view. There are no important differences in the total of credits; however, there is a significant difference in the total of hours / week between institutions. Regardless of the subjects, the study showed that the curriculum of FM-UAEM is proportionally distributed concerning the academic credits and hours / week per school grade. Conclusion. The 1985 syllabus of the FM-UAEM lacks of an efficiently academic significance, offering the student multiple academic activities and ignoring the current trends of medical teaching.

Keywords : medical education; curricular evaluation; educational objectives; curricular pattern; syllabus.

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