Cabrio curricular en el plan de estudios de la carrera de medicina de la Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The University of Chile, Faculty of Medicine, began in 1998, the first course of a new curriculum oriented to a major social relevance of medicine, to enhance the clinical competences and abilities of “learning to learn” of graduates. The article describes the process of curricular change: actualization of professional profile, reorganization of content materia in 6 subsystems and new courses design, a program for Faculty development in more active learning metodologies, a tutorial program for the personal growth of students and organization of non hospital academic clinical setting in a Department of Community Medicine.