Publications by authors named "Corry den Rooyen"

Article Synopsis
  • Graduate medical education is undergoing significant changes, particularly with the shift to competency-based medical education (CBME), which requires navigating various challenges and effective collaboration among medical education professionals.* -
  • Successful implementation of CBME relies not only on national policies but also on empowering local leaders to adapt strategies to their specific environments, emphasizing the need for an evidence-based approach.* -
  • Key priorities for effective transformation include engaging professionals for shared ownership, enhancing leadership training in medical education, and utilizing community resources to tailor CBME to local needs.*
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Our health care system is constantly adapting to change at an increasingly rapid pace. Unavoidably, this also applies to the field of medical education. As a result, clinical teaching teams face the challenging task of successfully implementing the proposed changes in daily practice.

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Background: The field of postgraduate medical education (PGME) is continuously evolving as a result of social demands and advancing educational insights. Change experts contend that organizational readiness for change (ORC) is a critical precursor for successful implementation of change initiatives. However, in PGME, assessing change readiness is rarely considered while it could be of great value for managing educational change such as curriculum change.

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Introduction: Curriculum change and innovation are inevitable parts of progress in postgraduate medical education (PGME). Although implementing change is known to be challenging, change management principles are rarely looked at for support. Change experts contend that organizational readiness for change (ORC) is a critical precursor for the successful implementation of change initiatives.

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Background: In postgraduate medical education (PGME), programs have been restructured according to competency-based frameworks. The scale and implications of these adjustments justify a comprehensive implementation plan. Organizational Readiness for Change (ORC) is seen as a critical precursor for a successful implementation of change initiatives.

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Background: Worldwide, the modernisation of medical education is leading to the design and implementation of new postgraduate curricula. In this article, the Special Interest Group for postgraduate medical education of the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (NVMO) reports on the experiences in the Netherlands.

Aim: To provide insight into the shift in the aims of postgraduate training, as well as into the diffusion of distinct curricular activities, introduced during the process of modernisation.

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