The Longitudinal and Vertical Integration of Health Systems Science in an Undergraduate Medical Education Program: A Means to Support "Curricular Elasticity".
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
Although health systems science (HSS) has become increasingly included as requisite curricular content in undergraduate medical education (UME), educators have many implementation options for integrating HSS content into medical school training. Learning from medical schools' authentic experiences and lessons learned for the successful and sustainable implementation of HSS would be valuable. We share our experience with the longitudinal and vertical integration of HSS at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia over the past six years. We posit that our approach to curricular design has afforded us the "curricular elasticity" needed to keep our educational program current and flexible in the rapidly changing healthcare and geopolitical landscape.
Volume
15
Issue
5
First Page
38591
Last Page
38591
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Papanagnou, D., & Ziring, D. (2023). The Longitudinal and Vertical Integration of Health Systems Science in an Undergraduate Medical Education Program: A Means to Support "Curricular Elasticity". Cureus, 15(5), e38591. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38591
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
37153837
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article