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. 2024 Sep 11:12:1451155.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1451155. eCollection 2024.

Modernizing undergraduate medical education by bringing public health into focus

Eleanor J Hothersall  1
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Modernizing undergraduate medical education by bringing public health into focus

Eleanor J Hothersall. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Healthcare and healthcare education are changing rapidly, being pulled in a number of directions by political, economic, environmental and technological imperatives. At the University of Dundee Medical School a curriculum review during the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed opportunities to reframe aspects of the program to emphasize themes linking public health and social determinants of health to the wider curriculum, while also bringing a shared understanding of the core outcomes of the program. This brings some adaptability into the structure and content of the course, helping graduates and staff to be "future proof."

Keywords: curriculum design; medical education; population health; social determinants of health; undergraduate education.

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The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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The core concept of the Bigger Picture elements of the Dundee curriculum. The student as healthcare professional is encouraged to see how all the layers of diagram influence the health and wellbeing of an individual and community, while at the same time seeing how they can affect and influence those layers. Designed by Eve Laws for University of Dundee, after Dahlgren and Whitehead (31).
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Figure 2
The Dundee Doctor. Designed by Eve Laws for University of Dundee.
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