It is highly desirable that the national curriculum should be subject to periodic review, and no one will quibble with the right of the coalition to conduct one.
The early introduction of patients into the undergraduate medical curriculum is desirable as it may improve the authenticity of the teaching experience by making the context of the learning environment similar to what students will experience in their future clinical roles.
Undesirable desire turned desirable.
Future, larger and randomized studies of the curriculum would be desirable in order to test efficacy of the curriculum at improving oral health related knowledge and behaviors, as well as the cost and benefit of widespread implementation of the program.
Whilst standardisation of clinical practical experiences is desirable, it is debatable whether the curriculum would ever be able to provide sufficient practical experience for students and recent graduates to feel comfortable and confident in this area.
Coupled with positive satisfaction surveys, we conclude that this curriculum is both effective and desirable.
It is desirable to ensure a radiology presence across the whole curriculum where possible, from introductory subjects and basic sciences to revision before final examinations.
Modeling of and support for desirable behaviors in the informal and hidden curricula should support the formal curriculum for professionalism.
The project also provides a focus for debate amongst those involved in curriculum design as to whether the attributes identified are those desirable in their graduates and to examine their current curriculum to determine coverage.
That should make the curriculum more future-proof than if it mandated materials and languages that might be less desirable in five or ten years' time, but it does put the onus on schools and teachers to make decisions about resources for a subject that they are still new to themselves.
