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14. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre: New Horizons in Teaching and Learning

22. - 24.04.2010, Wien, Österreich

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Delivering the hidden curriculum

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14. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre: New Horizons in Teaching and Learning. Wien, Österreich, 22.-24.04.2010. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2010. Doc10grako13

doi: 10.3205/10grako13, urn:nbn:de:0183-10grako131

Published: November 18, 2010

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There are many ways of describing a medical curriculum, and most commonly this is in terms of the formal syllabus, which will cover knowledge and skills. These are essential, of course, but a medical programme is also about helping people to develop into medical practitioners. In this lecture we will look at several methods for ensuring that the hidden curriculum is delivered, and perhaps most importantly the ways that we can ensure that the actual hidden curriculum is the one we would like it to be!