The Aachen model study course in medicine – development and implementation. Fifteen years of a reformed medical curriculum at RWTH Aachen University

2019/10/15 by Mélanie Simon, Annika Martens, Simon, Melanie +7
Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills #Curriculumsentwicklung #Health and Medical Research Impacts #Innovations in Medical Education #Medicine #Modellstudiengang #Problemorientiertes Lernen #curriculum development #problem-based learning #reformed curricula

paper · doi:10.3205/zma001268

openalex publication_date 2019/10/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19

Abstract

The complete redesign of the course starting from the first semester onwards posed major challenges for all those involved in the faculty. The implementation of a completely reformed curriculum, such as the model study course, can only succeed through constructive cooperation of the various stakeholders at a faculty. The reorientation was able to address the major flaws of the 2002 report by the Science Council, student dissatisfaction and the poor performance in the nationwide state exams.

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