Curriculum Development for Medical Education

Patricia A. Thomas, MD, is a professor of medicine and the vice dean for medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. David E. Kern, MD, MPH, is professor emeritus of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Mark T. Hughes, MD, MA, is an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Belinda Y. Chen, MD, is an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the director of the longitudinal program in curriculum development at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Preface
List of Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1. Overview: A Six-Step Approach to Curriculum Development
Chapter 2. Step 1: Problem Identification and General Needs Assessment
Chapter 3. Step 2: Targeted Needs Assessment
Chapter 4. Step 3: Goals and Objectives
Chapter 5. Step 4: Educational Strategies
Chapter 6. Step 5: Implementation
Chapter 7. Step 6: Evaluation and Feedback
Chapter 8. Curriculum Maintenance and Enhancement
Chapter 9. Dissemination
Chapter 10. Curriculum Development for Larger Programs
Appendix A. Example Curricula
Essential Resuscitation Skills for Medical Students
Teaching Internal Medicine Residents to Incorporate Prognosis in the Care of Older Patients with Multimorbidity
Longitudinal Program in Curriculum Development
Appendix B. Curricular, Faculty Development, and Funding Resources
Index