title: Does change from a traditional to a new medical curriculum reduce negative attitudes among students? A quasi-experimental study.
abstract: The authors investigated whether a new type of medical school curriculum-with problem-based learning, integrated preclinical and clinical phases, and increased levels of contact between students, patients and teachers--is associated with lower levels of students' negative attitudes towards medical training than is a traditional medical school curriculum. This association was found, and was confirmed by a comparison between students in a university that had changed from a traditional curriculum to a new curriculum. Curriculum design may explain differences in students' attitudes towards medical school.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, N-0317 Oslo, Norway. tore.gude@basalmed.uio.no
authors.forename: Tore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gude
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hjortdahl
authors.forename: Tor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anvik
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baerheim
authors.forename: Ole B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Fasmer
authors.forename: Hilde
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grimstad
authors.forename: Reidar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tyssen
authors.forename: Øivind
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Ekeberg
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaglum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*