1. MD2025: Curriculum Review

2. MD2025 Curriculum Review Background and context Overview of MD2025
Discussion GM

3. Why are we reviewing our Curriculum?
Patient and population needs – chronic conditions and co-morbidity, ageing population, health inequities
Models of care are changing – shift towards prevention, team-based care, digital healthcare, primary care
Increasing use of technology – doctors of the future will need a new range of additional skills
Address feedback from students, graduates and supervisors – opportunities for further improvements to our program GM

4. Out to 2050, the population > 60 years will grow to over 2 BillionGM
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5. Chronic Conditions and Comorbidity
23% of Australians report two or more chronic conditions
Risk increases with:
Age
Lower socioeconomic status
Geographical remoteness GM

6. Changing models of care and workforce needs
Increasing focus on prevention, team- based care and other forms of community- based practice
Interface between health and social care
Role of technology – digital medicine
Role and number of doctors
Balance of medical generalists and specialists
Geographic spread GM
Source: AAFP (

7. Opportunities for improvement
Student diversity Student intake that is more representative of the populations we serve (gender, socio- economic status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples)
Student experience Satisfaction, consistency of organisation, progression and professionalism
Employability (short-term) Intern preparedness; geographic distribution of graduates; residency match
Employability (long-term) Geographic distribution (metro v. regional); generalist v. specialist pathways; lifelong learning; adaptability

8. MD2025 Project Overview

9. What is MD2025? A major review of our MD program: Purpose and values;
Graduate attributes/outcomes;
Principles for learning and teaching, and assessment;
Structure and design
Ongoing evaluation
Innovative
Meets changing patient and population needs
Builds on our work to continuously improve our program SC

10. MD2025 Approach Two Stages: Design - through to March 2020
Stakeholder engagement
Opportunities for improvement
Graduate attributes/outcomes
Principles and high-level design
Formal notification of intent to AMC
Detailed Curriculum Development – March 2020 to program commencement SC

11. Engaging with our Stakeholders
Three Phased Approach
Campus and site visits – focus groups, discussion forums, inclusive approach – 18 sessions planned
Targeted consultation – to support themes identified during campus and site visits
Design workshops – discussions on specific design elements in smaller groups
Also…we are encouraging colleagues to:
Hold additional workshops and discussions in teams; and
Submit outputs or other ideas to the project website:
or mailbox KF

12. Discussion

13. Three Questions :
What do we see as the major challenges on our horizon in relation to healthcare?
What are our current strengths? (as a Medical Program, as UQ and as a broader health community)
What do you see as being important future graduate attributes for our medical program?

14. Where to go for more information?
Attend a workshop during our campus and clinical site visits
MD2025 website:
Send questions, feedback and ideas to us:

15. Thank you
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