BOLOGNA AND MEDICAL DEGREES – THE IMPORTANCE OF ...

Correspondence address: Waltraud
Georg, Charité – Universitäätsmedizin
Berlin, Assessment-Beereich,
Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
Email: waltraud.georg@charitte.de
The German Association for
Medical Education (GMA) and the
Bologna Bologna-Process
Bologna Process
GMA - Committee for Study Reform in the European
Higher Education Area
Chair: Waltraud Georg, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
GMA
Gesellschaft für medizinische Ausbildung
The German Association for Medical Education (Gesellschaft für
Medizinische Ausbildung – GMA) published in 2005 a position paper
and recommendations on “Medical Education and the Bologna
Process”. This careful analysis was widely discussed in the
German-speaking German speaking area. area In succession a new committee was
established to work on the Bologna reform.
The Bologna-Process
offers a chance for the
reform and modernisation
of the medical curricula.
All activities should be
critically monitored if
they are in line with this
goal. The GMA
participates in this
process and will support
activities to improve
medical education in
Europe.
The implementation of
the two cycle system in
Switzerland gives us the
chance to learn from
mistakes and build on
the positive aspects of
the Bologna reform in
Germany. Experiences
from other European
countries will add to this
ongoing i process! !
GMA - Committee for Study Reform in
the European Higher Education Area
Presently work is done on the following
topics:
• Collection of material to support
activities within the Medical
Faculties
• Clarification of the regulatory
fframework k ffor th the iimplementation l t ti of f
the two cycle system in Germany
• Identification and description of the
expenses in implementing the
BA/MA structure
• Modularisation and the growing
examination burden - a necessity?
• Mobility and collaboration
• Follow-up of BA graduates
• Structure of the quality assurance
process
Conclusions
More than 20 people from 15 different Germanspeaking
Medical Faculties are working on the
different topics. topics The str structure ct re of the GMA facilitates an
open dialogue where we share ideas and learn from
first-line experiences with the implementation of
Bologna reforms.
Improvement through exchange