1. Àlvar Net Dean Facultat de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona "Curricular changes relevant to the European Convergency"

3. PRAGUE DECLARATION 2001 1 Comparable degrees 2 Two main cycles 3 Common credit system 4 Promotion of mobility 5 Quality assurance 6 “European” content

4. Medical Education Unit to: Facilitate the development of new educational programs Establish faculty development activities Participate in the definition of the competencies of the medical professional Promote innovation in medical education Facultat de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Strategic Plan to Improve Education

5. Definition of specific professional competencies for the medical graduate Identification of learning objectives to be achieved by the student Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

6. Establishment of programs for faculty and educational development Development of systematic program for faculty evaluation Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

7. Promotion of self-directed learning Reduction of lectures Promotion of utilization of multimedia for learning-teaching Development of effective methods for evaluation of student performance Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

8. Early exposure to the medical students to the health care system at the primary care level. Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

9. Integration of students in the Faculty and the University keeping in mind diversity issues Promotion of student and faculty exchange Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

10. Guiding ideas Facultat de Medicina - UAB Strategic Plan to Improve Education

11. Comenius (1628) “Teachers to teach less, students to learn more”

12. Cushing (1924): “It is the business of the teacher to arouse curiosity, not to satisfy it.”