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Introduction:
The first edition of this model curriculum, developed by SAEM in the early 1990's,was created to assist program directors in creating a functional curriculum in the face of an ever-expanding Core Content in Emergency Medicine document. Shortly after completion, the original model curriculum document was transferred to CORD for further development and maintenance. Since that time, the Core Content has been updated and many other treatment and diagnostic developments in Emergency Medicine have changed.
A major criticism of past editions of the Core Content has been that no component is weighted in terms of the importance of the topic to the overall curriculum and practice of our specialty. For example, myocardial infarction and obscure parasitic induced illnesses receive the same emphasis. Therefore, in this revision of the model curriculum, we have "weighted" each educational objective in order to assist residents in self-study efforts, program directors in utilization of limited formal curriculum time, and CME planners in program planning. We propose that residents develop "mastery", "proficiency", or "familiarity"- as appropriate- with each educational objective. Our definitions of "mastery", "proficiency" and "familiarity" appear on the next page. We encourage program directors to edit and use this document in any way that helps meet the needs of their program. While we anticipate that this document may not prove useful for every training program, we sincerely hope that most of you find this updated model curriculum to be helpful.
The Model Curriculum Task Force consisted of SAEM representatives Steven Dronen MD and Scott Syverud MD, and CORD representatives Sam Keim MD and Carey Chisholm MD. Louis Ling MD served as the Task Force Chair. We are indebted to the assistance of Pat Miller at SAEM for her administrative assistance in this project.
