IFEM model curriculum: emergency medicine learning outcomes for undergraduate medical education

IFEM model curriculum: emergency medicine learning outcomes for undergraduate medical education

Emergency medicine, Medical school, Medical students, Undergraduate training

Abstract

Background The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) published its model curriculum for medi-
cal student education in emergency medicine in 2009. Because of the evolving principles of emergency medi-
cine and medical education, driven by societal, professional, and educational developments, there was a need

for an update on IFEM recommendations. The main objective of the update process was creating Intended Learning
Outcomes (ILOs) and providing tier-based recommendations.

Method A consensus methodology combining nominal group and modified Delphi methods was used. The nomi-
nal group had 15 members representing eight countries in six regions. The process began with a review of the 2009

curriculum by IFEM Core Curriculum and Education Committee (CCEC) members, followed by a three-phase update
process involving survey creation [The final survey document included 55 items in 4 sections, namely, participant &
context information (16 items), intended learning outcomes (6 items), principles unique to emergency medicine (20
items), and content unique to emergency medicine (13 items)], participant selection from IFEM member countries
and survey implementation, and data analysis to create the recommendations.
Results Out of 112 invitees (CCEC members and IFEM member country nominees), 57 (50.9%) participants from 27
countries participated. Eighteen (31.6%) participants were from LMICs, while 39 (68.4%) were from HICs. Forty-four
(77.2%) participants have been involved with medical students’ emergency medicine training for more than five years
in their careers, and 56 (98.2%) have been involved with medical students’ training in the last five years. Thirty-five
(61.4%) participants have completed a form of training in medical education. The exercise resulted in the formulation
of tiered ILO recommendations. Tier 1 ILOs are recommended for all medical schools, Tier 2 ILOs are recommended
for medical schools based on perceived local healthcare system needs and/or adequate resources, and Tier 3 ILOs
should be considered for medical schools based on perceived local healthcare system needs and/or adequate
resources.

Arif Alper Cevik1,2*, Elif Dilek Cakal3

, James Kwan4,5, Simon Chu6

, Sithembile Mtombeni7
,

Venkataraman Anantharaman8

, Nicholas Jouriles9

, David Teng Kuan Peng4

, Andrew Singer10,11,
Peter Cameron12,13, James Ducharme14, Abraham Wai15, David Edwin Manthey16, Cherri Hobgood17,
Terrence Mulligan18, Edgardo Menendez19, Juliusz Jakubaszko20 and International Federation for Emergency
Medicine Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Learning Outcomes Update Collaborators21

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00671-9

2024

Peri Irawan

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