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Peer reviewedAtkins, Charles G. – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
A trend in medical curriculum design toward courses organized around organ systems is described and analyzed through national survey data. The courses are also characterized by a multidisciplinary emphasis, larger credit and contact hours, and the goal of interrelating many concepts of the system for an understanding of the system as a whole. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Educational Trends, Higher Education
