Abstract
Background: In 1996 Liverpool University reformed
its traditional medical curriculum and introduced an
integrated PBL curriculum. Previous work has focused
on comparing the competencies of PRHOs from both
curricula. This project has been extended to look at
the inl uence of curriculum reform on career choice of
graduates.
Summary of work: This study population consists of
the final two cohorts of the traditional curriculum.
Ques t ionna i res we re di s t r ibuted a t 5-6 yea r s pos t
graduation requesting the most important inl uences
on career choice.
Summary of results: Overall most graduates felt their
career choice was mostly dictated by their postgraduate
experience. General Practitioners were more likely to
have changed their career choice since graduation, with
surgeons less likely to have done so. The inl uence of
individual teachers at medical school had little ef ect.
However the experience of mainstream specialties within
medicine and surgery were more inl uential at medical
school rather than the smaller specialties. Graduates
changed their initial planned career plan for a number
of reasons including i nancial inducements, new clinical
experiences, stress, family issues and career progression.
It is planned to repeat this process with the i rst two
cohorts of the PBL curriculum following the same time
frame to ascertain if there are differences between
traditional and PBL graduates
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2006 |
| Event | Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference - Genoa, Italy Duration: 14 Sept 2006 → 18 Sept 2006 |
Conference
| Conference | Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Genoa |
| Period | 14/09/06 → 18/09/06 |