[
    {
        "id": "osp-10617",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "A Five Year Longitudinal Study of the Educational Environment in a Newly Integrated Medical Curriculum",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Shehnaz",
                "given": "Syed I."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/a-five-year-longitudinal-study-of-the-educational-environment-in-a-newly-integrated-medical-curriculum",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "19",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "e335-344",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2019.19.04.009",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The College of Medicine at Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, United Arab Emirates, was subjected to a curricular reform, which shifted the institution from a traditional curriculum to a hybrid, studentcentred, integrated curriculum. There are no previous studies analysing the consequences of such a curricular modification on the educational environment (EE). Therefore, this study aimed to analyse the EE of a pioneer cohort of the innovative curriculum over their five-year course of study. Methods: This prospective longitudinal study was conducted between September 2009 and September 2013 at the College of Medicine. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure questionnaire was completed by a pioneer cohort of students at the start of each academic session for five consecutive years. The mean overall, subscale and individual statement scores were evaluated using the Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon-rank sum tests. Results: A total of 178 responses were collected (response rate: 90.4%). The mean overall score throughout the five years of study was 130/200. A significant difference in the scores (P"
    }
]