[Joint Medical Master University of Lucerne and University of Zurich].

Joint Medical Master University of Lucerne and University of Zurich The medical education in Switzerland is changing. On the one hand, the new, competence-based catalogue of learning objectives PROFILES has to be implemented. On the other hand, new training locations and cooperations have been created within the context of the special program 'Increasing the number of degrees in human medicine'.

The introduction of a standardised national licensing exam as a driver of change in medical education: A qualitative study from Switzerland.

Introduction: Only a few studies have described the impacts, strengths and needs for further development of national licensing exams (NLE). To gain such insights regarding the Swiss NLE, which includes a multiple-choice and a standardised clinical skills exam, we explored the perceptions of involved experts and stakeholders.

Methods: We explored participants' perceptions in four focus group discussions.

Looking back: twenty years of reforming undergraduate medical training and curriculum frameworks in Switzerland.

To date, hardly any reports exist that outline the reforms in medical studies in Switzerland from the first partial reforms in the 1970s until today. This article outlines the recent history of medical curricula, their reforms in the early 1970s and, based on these, the key reasons for the major curricular reforms of the 2000s from the perspective of the authors. The various projects, initiatives and legislative elements at the national level include the introduction of new quality control instruments - federal examination and programme accreditation, the introduction of a national catalogue of learning objectives and its two follow-up editions, as well as the implementation of the Bologna reform in undergraduate medical curricula.

[Effects of examinations on learning and the curriculum: A position from Switzerland].

The federal law for higher academic medical professions (MedBG) constitutes a program accreditation as well as a federal licensing exam in medicine; both instruments influence the curricula and their further development.Parallel to the Bologna reform in Switzerland for all university degrees the federal licensing exam in medicine has been revised. The swiss catalogue of learning objectives (SCLO, 2 edition 2008) served as mandatory content reference for the exam and initiated numerous curricular developments.

How the Start into the Clinical Elective Year Could be Improved: Qualitative Results and Recommendations from Student Interviews.

Entering the Clinical Elective Year (CEY) is a challenging transition phase for undergraduate medical students. Students become members of a professional team, thereby taking over certain tasks, which are executed more or less independently. Factors which facilitate (or impede) this transition in the perception of students are not well described.