Curriculum Trends in Medical Education in Mauritius

. Aprajita; Mamta Mohan

doi:10.22037/jme.v16i1.16533

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v16i1.16533

Curriculum Trends in Medical Education in Mauritius

Author(s):

. Aprajita¹,

Mamta Mohan^1,*

1Department of Physiology, SSR Medical College, Mauritius

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 16, issue 1; e105566

Published online:Aug 02, 2017

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Mar 13, 2017

Accepted:Mar 14, 2017

How to Cite:. AprajitaMamta MohanCurriculum Trends in Medical Education in Mauritius.J Med Edu.16(1):e105566.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v16i1.16533.

Abstract

Medical education began in Mauritius with the establishment of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) Medical college in 1999 followed by a breakthrough in field of medicine with opening of Anna Medical College and Research Center (AMCRC) in 2010 and Padhamshree DY PatilMedical College in 2013.Though it was an appreciable beginning of medical education in Mauritius, medical schools are currently experiencing hardships in delivering right medical exposure to health care professionals.Mauritian medical schools now need to review their current teaching methodology and present curriculum to keep pace with global standards. Integrated curriculum which is now gaining popularity world-wide is to be introduced and strongly implemented in medical schools in Mauritius. This curriculum would breach barriers and improve integration between pre-clinical and clinical sciences thus facilitating long-term retention of knowledge in medical schools and develop a professionally soundapproach towards management of health care. Horizontal curriculum can be replaced by vertical and spiral integration. For this major change, faculty engaged in medical profession are to be acquainted about innovative strategies and emerging trends in medical education. Thus this article aims to highlight the current scenario of medical education in Mauritius and also offer suggestions about possible future strategies to be implemented in medical colleges.

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Medical Education

Curriculum

Challenges

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