Review

Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience

Volume: 20 Number: 62 December 31, 2021
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Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience

Abstract

Aim: A good physician is expected to have competencies such as communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, professional and scholar besides clinical skills. A scholarrole of a physicianis associated with the application, dissemination, translation, and creation of medical knowledge and practices. The physician's ability to provide a good health service depends on having evidence-based practice and research awareness. Therefore, the medical education curriculum should have a structure that equips the physician with knowledge, skills and attitudes about scientific methods and principles.In this study, it is aimed to present the integration process of the Scientific Literacy Course, which is designed in relation to the physician's role as a scholar, into the undergraduate medical education curriculumof our faculty.
Methods: In the process of restructuring a pre-graduate medical education program that meets national standards, a course called Scientific Literacy, which will enable our students to use their knowledge of science literacy, was added to the vertical corridor created in the curriculum of our faculty.The integration of the Scientific Literacy Course into the undergraduate medical education curriculum of Trakya University Faculty of Medicine was carried out in six steps using the Kern Program Development Model: "Problem Definition and General Needs Analysis", "Analysis of Participants Needs", "Goals and Objectives", "Training Strategies", "Implementation", "Evaluation and Feedback".
Results: The change process that started with the Flexner Report in medical education has enabled the physician competencies to be redefined. Scholar is one of the competencies that a physician should have and provides a solid foundation for other competencies.A good physician is a physician who develops scientific knowledge and skills together with clinical practices.As a scholar, the physician must have enabling competencies such as lifelong learning, teaching, evidence-based decision making and research. In this context, it is important that the undergraduate medical education curriculum equips the physician with the knowledge, skills and attitude associated with these enabling competencies.
Conclusions: The Scientific Literacy Course, which is added to the curriculum in order to support our students to develop their scientist competencies, is unique in that it is a five-year compact program that is integrated with the boards and has continuity in itself, and all faculty members serve as advisors. The extent to which the Scientific Literacy Course contributes to the development of our students' scientist competencies can be revealed through program evaluation processes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

August 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 30, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 20 Number: 62

APA
Süer Gökmen, S., & Eskiocak, M. (2021). Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 20(62), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.779476
AMA
1.Süer Gökmen S, Eskiocak M. Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2021;20(62):5-15. doi:10.25282/ted.779476
Chicago
Süer Gökmen, Selma, and Muzaffer Eskiocak. 2021. “Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 20 (62): 5-15. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.779476.
EndNote
Süer Gökmen S, Eskiocak M (December 1, 2021) Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 20 62 5–15.
IEEE
[1]S. Süer Gökmen and M. Eskiocak, “Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience”, Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 20, no. 62, pp. 5–15, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.25282/ted.779476.
ISNAD
Süer Gökmen, Selma - Eskiocak, Muzaffer. “Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 20/62 (December 1, 2021): 5-15. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.779476.
JAMA
1.Süer Gökmen S, Eskiocak M. Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2021;20:5–15.
MLA
Süer Gökmen, Selma, and Muzaffer Eskiocak. “Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 20, no. 62, Dec. 2021, pp. 5-15, doi:10.25282/ted.779476.
Vancouver
1.Selma Süer Gökmen, Muzaffer Eskiocak. Integration of Scientific Literacy Course into the Curriculum: Trakya University Medical School Experience. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2021 Dec. 1;20(62):5-15. doi:10.25282/ted.779476