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The University of Sydney is developing a four-year graduate-entry medical program to commence in 1997. The program is built on four curriculum themes: Basic and Clinical Sciences, the Patient and the Doctor, the Community and the Doctor and Personal and Professional Development (P&PD). The Personal and Professional Development (P&PD) Theme covers health law and ethics, medical humanities, personal and professional skills, critical appraisal (evidence-based medicine) and optional/elective activities. The aims for the P&PD theme are the basis for all student assessment in Year 1. Assessment is designed to encourage students’ responsibility for evaluating their own learning and planning future approaches to learning in the later years of the course.
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Gordon, J., Dunn, S. (1997). Developing a Curriculum for Personal and Professional Development. In: Scherpbier, A.J.J.A., van der Vleuten, C.P.M., Rethans, J.J., van der Steeg, A.F.W. (eds) Advances in Medical Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4886-3_29
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