Mcleod Peter, Steinert Yvonne
McGill University , Canada.
Med Teach. 2015 Mar;37(3):232-8. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.932898. Epub 2014 Jul 10.
Curriculum development in the health sciences usually entails a lengthy, in-depth review of most or all aspects of the curriculum. The review usually leads to the generation of a detailed report that is submitted to the Dean or executive committee of the faculty. Much has been written about the process of curriculum development but very little has been written about the important processes of curriculum renewal and revision.
Health sciences curricula, including those that are newly developed, will benefit from timely periodic revision. The revision process with subsequent diligent curriculum monitoring is called curriculum renewal. In this article, we articulate twelve tips on how to assure dynamic, ongoing curriculum renewal. The overall goal of the renewal should be to assure timely, evidence-based curriculum responsiveness to changes in practice, health care, student needs and educational approaches based on quality research.
We searched the health care education literature for articles related to curriculum development, seeking credible evidence on, and recommendations for, best practices for ongoing renewal of developed curricula.
The health sciences literature is replete with recommendations to guide suggestions for curriculum development; however, there are few credible research-based guidelines to inform dynamic curriculum renewal. Given the rapid development of research-based knowledge in health sciences education practices, there is a need to diligently monitor the ongoing successes and failures of a developed curriculum with a view to instituting large or small timely changes to assure timely curriculum renewal.
健康科学领域的课程开发通常需要对课程的大部分或所有方面进行长期、深入的审查。审查通常会产生一份详细报告，并提交给学院院长或执行委员会。关于课程开发过程已有很多著述，但关于课程更新和修订的重要过程却鲜有论述。
健康科学课程，包括新开发的课程，将受益于及时的定期修订。随后进行认真课程监测的修订过程称为课程更新。在本文中，我们阐述了十二条关于如何确保动态、持续课程更新的建议。更新的总体目标应该是确保课程基于高质量研究，及时、循证地响应实践、医疗保健、学生需求和教育方法的变化。
我们在医疗保健教育文献中搜索与课程开发相关的文章，寻找有关已开发课程持续更新的最佳实践的可靠证据和建议。
健康科学文献中有很多指导课程开发建议的推荐内容；然而，几乎没有基于可靠研究的指南来指导动态课程更新。鉴于健康科学教育实践中基于研究的知识迅速发展，有必要认真监测已开发课程的持续成败情况，以便及时进行或大或小的调整，确保课程及时更新。
