Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · Apr 2006
[The Berlin reformed medical curriculum at the Charité. Experiences with the first cohort].
At the end of the 2004 summer term the first students of the Berlin reformed curriculum finished their education and took their first state examination. With regard to the questions to be answered by the "Berlin Model" the results of the first cohorts were presented and discussed. Overall the Berlin curriculum was successful. The results led to some important considerations concerning adaptation by other faculties, the requirements to start off a problem-based curriculum or an enlargement of the class.
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · Apr 2006
[New licensing regulations for physicians. Main areas of reform and first results of the implementation process].
Since October 2003 medical education in Germany has been given a new more up-to-date basis, the "New Licensing Regulations for Physicians". They represent a reform of both the structure and the content of medical education making great demands on medical faculties and medical students; e.g. elective courses during the first and second cycles of the curriculum, interdisciplinary courses (so-called 'cross-sectional courses'), practical clinical courses of several weeks in five specialties, and family medicine as an option for choice during the last year are central issues of the reform. The number of state-controlled medical examinations has been reduced from four to two. ⋯ This paper presents the essential innovations and describes the current state of the implementation process. It also points out problems that deserve reconsideration. Although the full implementation of the new licensing regulations is still in progress, it might be said that they have already initiated important changes in medical education in Germany.