M G Kahn
Modeling time in medical decision-support programs
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
periodic revision undergraduate medical education ugme curricula essential part evidencebased educational practices pakistans national ugme curriculum last updated 2005 reviewed recommended updates made 2022 authors explore academic medical school leaders perspectives proposed reforms gaps within existing curriculum ensure reform implementation effective collaborative feedbackdriven using mixed methods approach data collected apriljuly 2022 academic leadership principals could designate vice principals medical educators medical schools across pakistan n 117 invited agreement 20 proposed reforms measured via survey employing likert scale semistructured interview guide expanded survey questions probes eightyeight survey responses private 59 670 public 29 330 institutions obtained 752 response rate participants recommended proposed reforms 3 reforms received highest agreement teaching professionalism integral part curriculum 83 943 mandating bedside procedural skills training 80 909 including patient safety ugme curriculum 79 898 including multidisciplinary tumor boards surgical oncology lowest agreement 26 295 fifteen interviews conducted revealed 3 major themes perceptions changes curricular content limitation human financial resources barriers reform implementation recommendations effective implementation updated curriculum findings reflect overall positive attitude academic medical school leadership toward 20 proposed ugme curriculum reforms could aid ontheground implementation however major limitations lack trained faculty financial resources must addressed authors propose future research resources required implementing ugme reforms reforms impact national implementation