Not at all! There are a couple of different styles of curricula that you can choose from depending on what sort of learning suits you better. There are subtle differences between how each medical school runs their programme so it is vital to read through each and every university’s policies to find out what suits you best!

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Types of Curricula:

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Traditional Learning- This curriculum separates teaching into pre-clinical science heavy courses during the first two years and clinical teaching during the latter three years. 

 

Integrated/Case-Based Learning-It integrates the pre-clinical and clinical so that both run parallelly, and better connections can be made between theory and real-life practice.

There are a few more types of curricula that are slight variations of the integrated curriculum.

 

Problem based learning- It involves a lot of self-driven learning with very little involvement by facilitators. In short, students are divided into groups that are responsible for making the most of their learning which emphasises teamwork and communication skills but involve very little oversight and guidance by a staff member.

 

Case-based learning- In this curriculum, virtual cases are used to integrate various other forms of teaching such as seminars, lectures, dissection room, self study, clinical skills.

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