[Qualitative ranking of medical curricula is useful]

(Kwalitatieve ranglijsten van medische opleidingen zijn zinvol.)

Full Abstract

Benchmarking lists are indicators of the quality of medical curricula. The measurement on which a list in order of merit is based must of course have validity, but this is generally the case. The irresponsible use of ranking lists is to be deplored, but that does not constitute a reason not to publish them. More competition in attracting the aspirant medical student, for example on the basis of ranking lists, would be a good thing. This can contribute to making the quality more visible. Lists in order of quality are therefore a useful aid to assist the aspirant student in choosing a school.

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Author information

Author/s: van der Vleuten, C P M (CP);

Affiliation: Universiteit van Maastricht, Capaciteitsgroep Onderwijsontwikkeling en -research.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd), published in Netherlands. (Language: dut)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 150 (issue 42) : pp 2330

Dates: Created 2006/11/08; Completed 2006/12/07;

PMID: 17089553, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006 Oct 21;150(42):2331. (PMID: 17089554)

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