Kern's framework for curriculum development for medical education was selected due to the short, practical and general approach [ 28].
28 In general, there is a need for an agreed on framework for curriculum development in Biomedical Informatics.
We developed an inter-professional in-situ simulated team and resuscitation training program (iSTaRT) for patient safety according to the framework for curriculum development by Kern [ 28].
As a social learning theory, self-efficacy is modified by social stimuli provided vicariously and is therefore appropriate as a theoretical framework for curriculum design for use in group teaching.
The application of Kern's framework for curriculum development was feasible, helped achieve stakeholder buy-in and guided the successful implementation of the program to achieve a good impact.
The conceptual framework for the curriculum was taken from the spiral curriculum at the medical school of Dundee in United Kingdom [ 6, 7].
A framework for core curriculum is given in the section "A proposed curriculum framework".
The IDEA framework, a published framework for IPE curriculum development, was utilized to design learning activities.
OBE appears to be acceptable to most teachers probably because the concepts of OBE are clear, easily understandable, and provide a robust framework for the curriculum [ 10, 12].
The NSES has been utilized by local schools and districts, state departments of education, and national curriculum groups to form the backbone for curriculum frameworks, programs, and assessment systems to guide science education.
