Effect of Targeted Curricular Reform on the Learning Environment Student Empathy and Hidden Curriculum in a Medical School: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study

摘要

The American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine follows the American model of medical education. In 2013-2014, a carefully designed new curriculum replaced the previous, largely traditional curriculum, and aimed to improve student wellbeing, upgrade the learning environment, enhance student empathy, and counter the negative influences of the hidden curriculum. This longitudinal study assessed the effectiveness of the new curriculum in those domains over a period of 7 years.