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16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre: Curriculum planning and assessment

19. - 21. April 2012, Timisoara, Romania

How ready for curriculum change is your medical school? A practical tool to improve the chance of successfully implementing changes in your school

Workshop/Arbeitstreffen

  • corresponding author Mariëlle Jippes - Maastricht University, Dept. of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • author Erik Driessen - Maastricht University, Dept. of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • author Gerard D. Majoor - Maastricht University, Institute for Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • author Nick J. Broers - Maastricht University, Dept of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • author Wim H. Gijselaers - Maastricht University, Dept. of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • author Cees P.M. van der Vleuten - Maastricht University, Dept. of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht, The Netherlands

16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre 2012 - Curriculum planning and assessment. Timisoara, Romania, 19.-21.04.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc12grako04

doi: 10.3205/12grako04, urn:nbn:de:0183-12grako041

Published: September 5, 2012

© 2012 Jippes et al.
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Workshop/Arbeitstreffen

Introduction: In the whole world many medical schools are changing their curriculum but it is still unclear which factors promote successful change. Earlier research found that ’organizational readiness for change’ (ORC) is a critical precursor to successful implementation of change. We developed and validated an instrument to measure a Medical School’s Organisational Readiness for Curriculum change (MORC).

Intended outcomes: Practical information how you could asses the readiness for change in your medical school. Practical advice on how you could use the outcomes of an analysis with MORC to increase the chance of successful change implementation in your school.

Structure: Introduction on the concept of ORC. Next, individual completion of the MORC instrument and determination of areas which have highest priority for improvement. Afterwards, discussion in groups of four from which minimally one person is from a medical school currently in a change process. Within the small groups we will try to develop strategies with which the areas of highest priority can be improved. Finally, the small groups will present their areas of highest priority and their developed strategies.

Who should attend: Staff members or management of medical schools that are preparing or implementing a curriculum change. All other interested persons in curriculum change are welcome.