Abstract
To assist the University Working Party on the medical curriculum medical students in the second, third, fourth and fifth years at Aberdeen University were asked to complete a questionnaire giving their views on the concept of optional subjects being included in the pre-clinical part of the medical course. Seventy-eight per cent of students who returned questionnaires were in favour of optional courses, and 19 per cent were against. Of those in favour, 74 per cent wished to have non medical options and 26 per cent medical options. The most requested non-medical subjects were Psychology, Sociology and English Literature. The most requested pre-clinical subjects were Human Ecology, Genetics and Physiology. There was a sharp division between students interested only in medicine and those interested in acquiring a broader education.
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