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... COMPONENTS OF A CURRICULUM Although efforts at curriculum reform have failed in the past, medical education may be embarking upon a new era. There are renewed calls for change; those calls and the current evolutionary changes that are occurring in the health care system could be important driving forces for curricular change.
From page 15...
... In emphasizing competencies, the committee is expressing its belief that specifying what should be taught is not as useful as describing what students should know and be able to do at the completion of training. Past recommendations for creating or enhancing a medical school curriculum in environmental health often focused on occupational health.
From page 16...
... These resources include public health departments and other government agencies, voluntary organizations, community and consumer groups, and an array of environmental health professionals (see Appendix D)
From page 17...
... As expressed earlier, there are things graduating medical students should know, be able to do, and be sensitive to in the area of environmental health. To help physicians acquire and heighten these "competencies," principles and concepts of environmental medicine must be taught and continually reinforced throughout medical education.
From page 18...
... Graduating medical students should be able to recognize the signs, symptoms, diseases, and sources of exposure relating to common environmental agents ant! conditions.
From page 19...
... Graduating medical students should be able to identify and access the informational, clinical, and other resources available to help address patient and community environmental health problems and concerns. Rationale.
From page 20...
... The ability to counsel patients about environmental health risks will require a sound knowledge base, an appreciation of the complex nature of patients' concerns about environmental health hazards, and excellent communication/counseling skills.
From page 21...
... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS With the common acknowledgment that the environment is a vitally important factor in health and in a wide range of illnesses, it follows that every medical school graduate should be knowledgeable and competent in the basic elements of environmental medicine. Thus the committee believes that every medical school graduate should master the six competencies in environmental medicine described in this report and integrate environmental and occupational history-taking into daily practice.


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