Abstract
The aim of this paper is to introduce the basic principles of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine’s educational program and curriculum revision studies carried out within the last three years.
Highlights
The first part of the article, which aims to introduce the basic principles of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine’s (DEUFM) educational program and the curriculum revision studies carried out within the last three years, offers summarized information on the educational program model, general principles and the methods used
DEUFM applies the Problem Based Learning (PBL) program which has been applied in Turkey for the first time since the academic year of 1997-1998 in the first three years of the educational program; and Task Based Learning (TBL) as of the academic year of 2000-2001 in the fourth and fifth years
DEUFM’s aim is defined as training the physicians who are equipped with basic professional knowledge and skills, capable of seeing the human as a whole with their biological, psychological and social aspects, capable of communicating with their surroundings, sensitive towards the health problems of the community and capable of producing solutions, willing to learn during their professional life and capable of improving themselves (Musal et al, 2002)
Summary
Received October 29th, 2013; revised November 29th, 2013; accepted December 7th, 2013.
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