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A core curriculum for sociology in
undergraduate medical education
The 2025 core curriculum for sociology in medical education is an updated version of the original 2016 one. As with the 2016 version, our updated curriculum provides a robust, evidence and practice-based means of linking sociological knowledge, content and topics to the GMC’s higher-level outcomes for graduates.
A core curriculum for psychology in
undergraduate medical education
The curriculum showcases how psychological knowledge and skills underpin many areas of medicine and healthcare. The revised curriculum has been informed by a rigorous and collaborative process, drawing on national expertise, stakeholder consultation, curriculum mapping and alignment with the GMC Outcomes for Graduates.
Assessing Sociology and Psychology in UK Undergraduate Medical Education: Square Peg in a Round Hole?
Jeni Harden, Tracey Collett, Simon Forrest, Kathleen Kendall
MedEd Publish
AMEE Guide to Teaching Sociology to Undergraduate Medical Students (Guide Number 122)
The Guide highlights why and how sociology is important to good medical practice. The full version:explores new issues, includes examples and addresses in greater depth topics covered in the shorter version of the Guide published in Medical Teacher in 2018. Digital (£5) and printed (£8) copies are available to purchase from AMEE.
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