CURRICULUM—A RACECOURSE OR A WELL-PLANNED PROGRAM?
- 8 October 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 159 (6) , 610
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1955.02960230074014
Abstract
Literally translated from the Latin, the word curriculum means "a running" or "a racecourse." In its usually accepted sense, it is interpreted as meaning a course of study or the whole body of courses offered in an educational institution or in one of its departments. Knowledge of science and human behavior applicable to the field of medicine is currently accumulating at such a rapid rate that those responsible for the development of the course of study in a medical school are constantly confronted by the challenge of preventing the curriculum from becoming a racecourse rather than a well-balanced program. In the foreword to the Proceedings of the First World Conference on Medical Education, Sir Lionel Whitby1indicates that "the curriculum, important as it is, is no more—and no less—than the structure of medical education; and this structure is given significance by the spirit that informs it and the functionsKeywords
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