Traditional versus OSI Medical Curriculum
CASE REPORT
˜–™Š›’œ˜—ȱ˜ȱŽ›˜›–Š—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ ›ŠžŠŽœȱ’—ȱ›Š’’˜—Š•ȱž››’Œž•ž–ȱŠ—ȱ
›ŠžŠŽœȱ’—ȱŠ—ȱ›Š—ȱ¢œŽ–ȱ —Ž›ŠŽȱž››’Œž•ž–ȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŠ–ŽȱŽ’ŒŠ•ȱ
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Š›’œŠȱǯȱŠ•‹žŽ—ŠǰȱŽ›Žœ’ŠȱǯȱŠœ’••˜ȱŠ—ȱ’Šȱǯȱ’–ŠŠ—˜ȱ
˜••ŽŽȱ˜ȱŽ’Œ’—Žǰȱ—’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘’•’™™’—ŽœȱŠ—’•Šȱȱ
ABSTRACT
Objective. To compare the performance of graduates in a
traditional curriculum and graduates in an organ system
integrated curriculum from the same school on the national
medical licensure examination.
Methods. The scores of graduates of the University of the
Philippines Manila College of Medicine in 2008, taught in the
traditional medical curriculum were compared with those of the
scores of graduates in 2009, taught under the organ system
integrated curriculum, on the Physicians Licensure Examination
(PLE) conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC). Average scores, and scores per subject were compared
using t-test.
Results. The graduates of the organ system integrated
curriculum (2009) had higher average scores than the graduates
of the traditional curriculum (2008). The former also had higher
scores in Physiology, Legal Medicine, Pathology, Surgery,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics. The scores of the 2
groups were not significantly different in Biochemistry,
Anatomy, Pharmacology and Medicine. The graduates of the
traditional curriculum had higher scores in Microbiology and
Preventive Medicine.
Conclusion. The graduates of the organ system integrated
curriculum (2009) had better over all performance in the
physician licensure examinations than the graduates of the
traditional curriculum (2008).
Key Words: traditional curriculum, organ system integrated
curriculum, physicians licensure examinations
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