Evidence of the effectiveness of projects, programs, and/or strategies for curricular innovation in undergraduate health courses: systematic review and meta-analysis
The findings suggest that curricular interventions have the potential to positively impact the training of health professionals. Thus, we conclude that curricular innovation strategies in health courses are promising, based on improvements in self-efficacy, academic performance, and student satisfaction, promoting indicators of teaching quality in the contexts in which they were carried out. We recommend the development of longitudinal and multicenter studies that investigate the effects of these innovations on professional practice and the quality of health care, considering different cultural and institutional contexts.
Authors
- Ramón López Martín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-8910)
- Magno Marcio de Lima Pontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-2903)
- Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-9734)
- Emily de Souza Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4451-0611)
- L. Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7758-1240)
- Tiago Ricardo Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-4942)
- Tabata Isabely Souza Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9322-4822)
- Vitoria Karoline Rodrigues Molica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7919-1462)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (BR)
- Universitat de València (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08306-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76