Date: 5/4/2010
TUMSPR News: TUMS chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijan met with Professor John Hamilton upon the Symposium on Med School Curriculum Reform on Thursday afternoon April 29, 2010.
Dr. Bagher Larijan, the chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) met with Professor John Hamilton upon the second symposium held at the University on medical school curriculum reform on Thursday afternoon April 29, 2010.
Hamilton, a retired professor with vast experience in chairing different committees in WHO, World Bank, different university committees in the UK, Zambia and Australia gave a presentation on the role of basic sciences in medical education on April 26, 2010. Having been the academic director of pre-clinical curriculum at the University of Durham, Hamilton shared his views on the symposium and his four-day talks and meeting with students, faculty members and TUMS authorities with chancellor Larijani who has been spearheading the reform in medical schools curriculum with his colleagues at the University.
Welcoming Professor Hamilton and going over the undertaken activities in research and education at the institution, the chancellor illustrated the need for reforming the curriculum of the state's oldest medical school and asked the professor to comment on the subject.
Responding to the chancellor's inquiry, Professor Hamilton summarized his views as the need for considering the students viewpoints and participation in the process, his experience in dealing with similar situations around the world and challenges in bridging basic and clinical sciences, reaffirming the prior evaluations of the curriculum by the faculties and students, confirming the University's Scientific Plan and road map regarding the adopted approaches, the need for teaching quality in conjunction with the framework that educational materials are instructed, the crucial role of supporting the move by the school and TUMS leadership, critically observing the way the faculties are evaluated, reassuring the faculties on their concerns, etc.
Following the professors talks, the vice-chancellor for education, Dr. Keshavarz, the head of TUMS Office for International Affairs, DR. Ghazi-khansari, the vice-dean for education at the school of medicine, Dr. Emadi and Dr. Mirzazadeh, the head of office for educational development of the school took the opportunity to express their views.
Professor Hamilton, had been the Foundation Chairman of the Australian Medical Council Accreditation Committee for 17 years during which he introduced accreditation of medical education in Australia. He chaired the Commonwealth Rural Undergraduate Steering Committee, developing medical education for and within rural and remote regions, chaired committees relating to the medical workforce, including the role of women in rural practice, chaired the Quality of Australian Health Care Study, investigating for the Commonwealth Government the incidence causes and preventability of adverse events in clinical care. He has also been a consultant to WHO in Medical Education and has advised numbers of Medical Schools on curriculum development among other responsibilities he has had so far.
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