title: Quality management of clinical-practical instruction for Practical Year medical students in Germany - proposal for a catalogue of criteria from the German Society of Medical Education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Amended in 2013, the current version of the German Medical Licensure Regulation contains structural specifications that are also required of non-university institutions involved in Practical Year clinical training. The criteria are worded in relatively general terms. Furthermore, not all of the structural specifications can be readily applied to every subject area. In order to ensure commensurability in Practical Year instruction in Germany, not least in light of recently introduced Practical Year mobility, it is necessary to define consistent quality criteria for Practical Year training. The authors therefore propose a catalogue of criteria for the quality management process in Practical Year instruction facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  In January 2014, the board of directors of the German Society for Medical Education decided to establish a committee comprised of representatives from various German medical faculties. In a process similar to the Delphi methodology, the group developed criteria for structure, process and outcome quality in Practical Year training in Germany.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The criteria developed for structure, process and outcome quality apply to Practical Year training in academic teaching hospitals and university medical centres. Furthermore, modalities for review are proposed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present catalogue of criteria is intended to contribute to the formation of a basis for the most consistent quality standards possible for Practical Year instruction in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Dean, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raes
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Munich, Medical Clinic IV, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angstwurm
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Munich, University Hospital Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Faculty of Medicine, TUM MeDiCAL (Medical Didactics Centre for Educational Research and Teaching), Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berberat
authors.affiliation: Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Campus Wechloy, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadmon
authors.affiliation: Committee of the German Society for Medical Education Accreditation and Certification, c/o RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic for Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics and Preventative Dentistry, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rotgans
authors.affiliation: Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Dean, Freiburg/Brsg., Germany.
authors.forename: Irmgard
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Streitlein-Böhme
authors.affiliation: University of Göttingen, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Dean, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burckhardt
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Dean, Munich, Germany ; University Hospital of Munich, Institute for Medical Education, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D001317:Austria; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000592:standards
keywords: Practical Year; medical education; medical studies; quality criteria; quality management