Curriculum on Medical Ignorance
Curriculum Goals
Gain understanding
of the shifting domains of ignorance, uncertainty, and the unknown:
 | philosophical and
psychological foundations and approaches to learning, questioning, and
creating 'knowledge' |
| history and development of
selected ideas and methods in basic and clinical medical science |
| mastery by in-depth
multidimensional exploration of selected timely medical topics. |
Improve skills to
recognize and deal productively with ignorance, uncertainty, and the unknown:
| questioning critically and
creatively focusing on raising, listening to, analyzing, prioritizing, and
answering questions from different points of view |
| communicating clearly in
different media with various audiences |
| collaborating effectively with
different people and other resources |
Reinforce positive
attitudes and values of curiosity, optimism, humility, self-confidence, and
scepticism.
Source: The University of Arizona
Thanks to Richard Downing for drawing this Curriculum to my
attention
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