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School of Medicine · AUW
The School of Medicine combines medical education with AUW’s wider commitment to community service and women’s leadership.
Community-oriented education
Established in 1990, the School of Medicine offers medical education grounded in community needs and social accountability.
The supplied Medicine material describes community-oriented education, Problem-Based Learning, collaborative and community-based learning, and evidence-informed practice.
The school connects academic and clinical training with research and person-centred service.
Educational approach
Medicine teaching is described as community-oriented and problem-based, using collaborative and community-based learning to connect scientific knowledge with clinical and social contexts.
The approach is intended to prepare graduates for evidence-informed, person-centred practice.
Academic pathway
Research
Research is integrated into academic and clinical training. The supplied material identifies clinical, laboratory, public-health, community-health, medical-education, women’s-health, child-health, infectious-disease, noncommunicable-disease, and health-systems themes.
A Student Research Unit is described as supporting research planning, methods, writing, ethics, workshops, and student research activity.