The aim of this study is to reflect upon the rationale, design and development of the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine curriculum at the Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Conclusions:
We conclude that the development of the fourth-year curriculum of a four-year graduate medical degree was a complex evolutionary process.
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