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The Hidden Curriculum: Exposing the Unintended Lessons of Medical Education.
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- Strategies to improve hidden curriculum in nursing and medical education: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Mapping the core competencies and entrustable professional activities of medical ethics for faculty members.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Rethinking professional identity formation amidst protests and social upheaval: a journey in Africa.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2023Article
- A Scoping Review of the Hidden Curriculum in Pharmacy Education.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2023Article
- Flipping the hidden curriculum to transform pain education and culture.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2022Article
- The Hidden Curriculum and Integrating Cure- and Care-Based Approaches to Medicine.HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues · 2022Article
- Students' and Faculty Perspectives Toward the Role and Value of the Hidden Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education: a Qualitative Study from Saudi Arabia.Medical science educator · 2021Article
- Exploring the Hidden Curriculum's Impact on Medical Students: Professionalism, Identity Formation and the Need for Transparency.Medical science educator · 2020Article
- Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Measure of Perceived Adherence to the Principles of Medical Ethics in Clinical Educational Settings: Trainee Version (PAMETHIC-CLIN-T).Patient preference and adherence · 2020Article
- The Hidden Curriculum: A Good Thing?Cureus · 2019Article
- Practical Tips for Implementing a Student-Led Reflective Writing Workshop Series.Medical science educator · 2019Article
- The institutional impact after enacting student solutions to decrease barriers in reporting unprofessional behaviors.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2019Article
- Depression in medical students: current insights.Advances in medical education and practice · 2018Review
- 'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study.BMC medical education · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionThe hidden curriculum is a set of ethical, moral, and value-based teachings communicated to doctors-in-training, providing a basis for their future interactions with patients, peers, and colleagues. The aim of our study is to introduce the concept of the hidden curriculum to a cohort of third-year medical students and to subsequently evaluate their understanding. In particular, we sought to measure and benchmark the degree of hidden curriculum recognition within a Canadian medical education context. With the help of student feedback, we elicited ideas for future directions.
methodsOne hundred and fifty-four third-year medical students completing their obstetrics and gynaecology core clinical rotation attended a workshop on the hidden curriculum. Students completed two sets of evaluations; a voluntary anonymous pre- and post-workshop questionnaire evaluating their knowledge and opinions regarding the hidden curriculum, and a mandatory workshop evaluation. Answers to pre- and post-workshop questionnaires were compared using Mann-Whitney U test, and thematic analysis was used to code the students' comments to identify common themes.
resultsA standardized workshop on the hidden curriculum significantly improved students' understanding and highlighted the importance of the hidden curriculum. Voluntary student comments (N = 108) were categorized according to five themes: 1) Students who were not sensitized to the hidden curriculum (8; 7.4%); 2) students who were sensitized but unaware of the hidden curriculum (12; 11.1%); 3) students who were sensitized and aware of the hidden curriculum (34; 31.5%); 4) comments on teaching methodologies/environment (43; 39.8%); and 5) suggestions for enhancement (11; 10.2%).
conclusionsA simple, cost-effective intervention, such as a workshop, can effectively assess and address the hidden curriculum. Many students are highly sensitized to and are aware of the positive and negative effects of role modeling on their development. The students are calling for similar interventions to be directed at the postgraduate and faculty level.
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