Six ways to get a grip on co-creating curriculum with patients

There is growing recognition of the value and importance of patient engagement in medical education. In this work, we reflect on both the literature on patient engagement and our experiences with a recent initiative focused on the co-creation of educational curricula with patient and healthcare pro...

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Main Authors: L Graves, E Soleas, J Turnnidge, N Cofie, M Jackson, J Mulder, P Karazivan, A Descôteaux, V Balounaïck-Arowas, R Van Hoorn, N Dalgarno
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Published: Canadian Medical Education Journal 2025-06-01
Series:Canadian Medical Education Journal
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description There is growing recognition of the value and importance of patient engagement in medical education. In this work, we reflect on both the literature on patient engagement and our experiences with a recent initiative focused on the co-creation of educational curricula with patient and healthcare professional partners and offer recommendations for educators and researchers interested in engaging in patient partnerships to develop medical education curriculum. We adopted a co-creation approach, in which patient and healthcare professional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) were provided an opportunity to co-create curricular material. During the curricular development period, we experienced successes and challenges that allowed us to develop six recommendations to “get a grip” on adopting co-creation approaches to curriculum development in medical education. By applying these recommendations, medical educators can help foster meaningful and sustainable patient partnerships.
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spelling doaj-art-926078bcdefd4dabbf4f35e2bfb83c082025-08-20T02:07:34ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022025-06-0110.36834/cmej.79711Six ways to get a grip on co-creating curriculum with patientsL Graves0E Soleas1J Turnnidge2N Cofie3M Jackson4J Mulder5P Karazivan6A Descôteaux7V Balounaïck-Arowas8R Van Hoorn9N Dalgarno10Western Michigan UniversityQueen’s UniversityQueen's UniversityQueen’s UniversityCentre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the PublicQueen’s UniversityCentre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the PublicUniversité de MontréalCentre of Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and the PublicAssociation of Faculties of Medicine of CanadaQueen's University There is growing recognition of the value and importance of patient engagement in medical education. In this work, we reflect on both the literature on patient engagement and our experiences with a recent initiative focused on the co-creation of educational curricula with patient and healthcare professional partners and offer recommendations for educators and researchers interested in engaging in patient partnerships to develop medical education curriculum. We adopted a co-creation approach, in which patient and healthcare professional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) were provided an opportunity to co-create curricular material. During the curricular development period, we experienced successes and challenges that allowed us to develop six recommendations to “get a grip” on adopting co-creation approaches to curriculum development in medical education. By applying these recommendations, medical educators can help foster meaningful and sustainable patient partnerships. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/79711
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