Kira Dayco, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Following the approval of the Renewed Curriculum Framework Proposal by UBC Senate, course and assessment design is now underway for a second, more detailed senate submission. This document will go through internal Faculty of Medicine reviews through April, May, and June. It will then go to Senate committees and sub-committees in August and September, before going to the full UBC Senate in October 2014. The senate package will guide the detailed design of the renewed courses and assessments. The Framework and other documents are available under Reports on the Curriculum Renewal website.
The renewed year 1 courses are scheduled to launch for the 2015 – 2016 academic year. Meanwhile, the first transitional clerkship for year 3 students is scheduled to start this August 2014 in preparation for the renewed program. The transitional years incorporate scheduling adjustments that will allow the renewed years 3 and 4 to launch in Spring 2017 and Summer 2018, respectively.
For more information, the Curriculum Renewal homepage contains an interactive timeline of project activities and milestones. The recently launched Blog explores some of the ideas that are shaping the renewed curriculum, and introduces some of the people involved. If you have further questions about curriculum renewal, visit the Q&A page to submit your comments to the project team for response, or email mdcurric.renew@ubc.ca.