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Preparing medical graduates for an interconnected world: current practices and future possibilities for internationalizing the medical curriculum in different contexts
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Stutz, A and Green, WJ and McAllister, L and Eley, D, Preparing medical graduates for an interconnected world: current practices and future possibilities for internationalizing the medical curriculum in different contexts, Journal of Studies in International Education , 19, (1) pp. 28-45. ISSN 1028-3153 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 European Association for International Education
DOI: doi:10.1177/1028315314536991
Abstract
Preparing medical graduates who are competent to work in a global environment requires broad integration of international and intercultural perspectives throughout the medical curriculum. Employing Leask and Bridge’s "conceptual framework of internationalisation of the curriculum," this article first highlights the emphasis placed on international mobility, global health, and cultural competency as ways to address internationalization of the curriculum within the discipline of medicine. Second, it highlights the influence of national and regional contexts on internationalizing the curriculum by comparing approaches from Germany and Australia. A review of the literature reveals that in spite of some contextual differences, medicine seems to struggle with a disciplinary understanding of an internationalized curriculum that is comprehensive and coherent. This article argues that what is needed instead is a transformative approach to learning and to curriculum development in medicine. Finally, implications for future research and practice are considered.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Other education |
Research Field: | Other education not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Teacher and instructor development |
UTAS Author: | Green, WJ (Dr Wendy Green) |
ID Code: | 107182 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
Deposited By: | Curriculum and Academic Development |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-07 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
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