Communicating curriculum reform to students: Advice in hindsight.....

BMC Medical Education

Table 6 Perceived impact of Curriculum 2001 on students in a traditional curriculum: Student comments (2 most frequently expressed comments).

First year
Comments	% students*
• Relating to failing	35.2
• Will increase PBL in our course, more stressful and tedious	4.4
Second year
• Relating to failing	14.8
• Increased number	9.3
Third year
• Too many people and limited resources	15.0
• Students in the old curriculum will be neglected	10.0
Fourth year
• Overcrowding	53.3
• Standards will drop	13.3
Fifth year
• Overcrowding	45.8

* Expressed as a percentage of students who indicated that the curriculum would impact on them (see Table 1).

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