[Changes in the medical curriculum in Mongolia].

Since 1996, general practitioners from the universities in Amsterdam, Groningen and Leeds (England) have been involved in restructuring the medical curriculum in Mongolia. The Mongolians desired a problem-based and integrated new curriculum that would be suitable for training generalists. We started by training Mongolian teachers in modern pedagogic developments and in multidisciplinary consultation. The new curriculum started in 1999 and after a cumbersome start, integration was achieved, the library was completely renewed and equipped for self-study and rural opportunities were created so that medical students could acquire practical experience outside of the university hospital. The new curriculum is a step in the direction of training doctors who will be able to function independently in the new Mongolian health-care system.