TY - JOUR AU - Hasan, Zuheir AU - Sequeira, Reginald PY - 2012/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Challenges of Teaching Physiology Following the Transition From Traditional Curriculum To An Integrated System-Based Curriculum JF - Canadian Medical Education Journal JA - Can. Med. Ed. J VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Commentary and Opinions DO - 10.36834/cmej.36574 UR - https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36574 SP - e73-e76 AB - <p>The transformation of a traditional discipline-based medical curriculum into a system-based integrated curriculum often poses dilemmas to faculty involved in teaching basic medical sciences. This paper examines the challenges of teaching physiology to medical students in a system-based curriculum. Some of these challenges include: defining the core curriculum, curriculum links, sequencing curriculum content, interdisciplinary integration, and student assessment. A number of relevant issues including defining the core physiology content, faculty expertise, and coping and adapting to curriculum transitions are discussed from a personal perspective. For successful implementation of a system-based curriculum and to overcome the challenges, educational issues should be debated in regional and international forums.</p><p> </p><p> </p> ER -