zma000440 Overview An overview of the 11th Graz Conference on medical education März März Richard R Dr.

Medical University of Vienna, Core Unit for Medical Education, Science and International Relations, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaMedical University of Vienna, Core Unit for Medical Education, Science and International Relations, Vienna, Austria

richard.maerz@meduniwien.ac.at author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

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610 11. Grazer Konferenz 03.-05. Mai 2007, Salzburg 20070531 20070815 20070817 20070820 engl 1860-3572 24 3 GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung GMS Z Med Ausbild 146 2007082017.8.2007: Satzzeichenkorrektur im Titel, 20.8.2007: Wortkorrektur im Titel (they/the) Overview How can we be certain students are learning what we think is important and hopefully are teaching them? This question seems elementary but it goes to the heart of a problem, which is certainly not trivial as the 2007 instalment of the Graz conference on medical education, held May 3-5 in Salzburg, proved once again. Some of the suggestions were: Provide a well-structured curriculum (Grande, Mayo Clinic) Educate the educators (Fischer, Munich) Give your examination system a radical overhaul (Schuwirth, Maastricht) Have an accreditation body examine both process and outcome (Fulton, Vienna and Nake, Salzburg). About 50 participants from 9 countries discussed these and other approaches in lectures, workshops, a poster party and a lot of unstructured time. The last morning focused on the methods of examination used at all Austrian schools of medicine and veterinary medicine. A list of questions similar to one that might be employed in an accreditation process was answered by the officials in charge at each institution and then discussed by a panel as well as by the audience. The detailed program as well as the presentations given can be found at the conference web-site: http://www.mededu.meduniwien.ac.at/grako07/index.php. 0 0 0 0