Stakeholder Perspectives on Undergraduate Medical Education: Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Explore Interests in Curriculum Composition

Undergraduate medical education likely concerns a broader range of stakeholders than are often engaged. Several stakeholders are formally recognised when designing undergraduate medical curricula but past studies have failed to identify them with sufficient breadth, to explore their understanding of the system, or to examine their views on curriculum composition. This research raised questions about engagement of vital stakeholders and how power is distributed in the system, along with the need to develop roles into the future when renewing curricula.