Abstract
Dr. Goldberg is at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Address reprint requests to Dr. Goldberg, Dept. of Psychiatry, California Pacific Medical Center, 2340 Clay St., San Francisco, CA 94115. Key Words: Model Curricula Teaching Styles Psychiatric education is undergoing important changes. Traditional teaching strategies that use lectures, readings, and class discussion are now being augmented by student-based interactive learning experiences (e.g., problem-based learning and case-based teaching). With the rapid and in-depth information sources that are being developed through the Internet, there is increasing attention being paid to independent learning and Web-based discussion and teaching exercises, as well as collaborations among educators. A more varied and flexible attitude toward education is evolving with the appreciation that many of us teach and learn best in different ways. In the midst of these changes and new opportunities, we find ourselves at an excellent time to reconsider the place of model curricula within our medical student and graduate education programs. Model curricula have had a checkered history in psychiatric education. The ideas behind them, however, are compelling and deserve continued attention. Psychiatric knowledge has been growing at a staggering rate, and educational resources within individual departments are increasinglyIf you're having problem loading pages
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