General Medicine Curriculum Under Revision

In the upcoming modifications to the basic medicine curriculum, unnecessary and overlapping topics are to be eliminated and replaced with courses on traditional medicine. The program would also see a reduction in the study period from 7 to six and a half years. The new curriculum will be interacted to all universities of medical sciences once it is inspected and settled by the Council on General Medicine Education. 3 modules on medical practices have also been proposed for the essential sciences and clinical courses which will be slowly added to the curriculum, stated Tahereh Changiz, council secretary. They include education on the skills of knowing and study, communication, research and usage of clinical reference books in addition to professional behavior. “Some univer …
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