I am working on a paper on medical education curriculum and how much it could be improved. I wanted more insights on the benefits of behavioural science in a medical school's curriculum. Please all ideas will be well welcomed. Many thanks
Hakeem - behavioural science is a huge area and can mean so many different things. I'm sure that you would have to be quite a bit more specific to get meaningful responses.
I think Dean is right that you need to hone this down. Do you mean the integration of behavioural sciences, or the introduction of human factors training or perhaps the communication skills training which incorporates counselling skills?
This is a huge area/concept and you potentially need to be clearer about that.
I would advise that you look at organisations like the UK General Medical Council and their documentation on the development of their curricula and the associated reports e.g http://www.gmc-uk.org/2008_09_Oxford_report_and_response.pdf_60839558.pdf. The gmc has a searchable function for their reports.
You could also look at the University of Edinburghs website https://www.eemec.med.ed.ac.uk/curriculum there might be some aspects of thought for you.