MEDICAL FACULTY n TEMPUS PROJECT Reform of

MEDICAL FACULTY

n TEMPUS PROJECT Reform of Curriculum Content to Undergraduate Medical Education at University of Montenegro (ROCUM) t JEP_40106_2005

Grant applicant: University of Udine, Medical Faculty Prof. Francesco Saverio Ambesi Impiombato Grant coordinator: University of Montenegro, Medical Faculty Prof. Bogdan Asanin Consortium member: University of Nijmegen, Medical Faculty Prof. Evert Van Leeuwen

Type and duration of the project Curriculum Development (CD) 3 years

Maximum Tempus grant amount approved by TEMPUS: 371850 € Co-financing: 19 600 € Total grant: 391450 € Period: September 2006 – Septembar 2009

n Project Staff: Project applicant: Prof. Francesco Saverio Ambesi Impiombato, University of Udine, Medical Faculty Project coordinator: Prof. Bogdan Asanin, University of Montenegro, Medical Faculty Consortium representative: Prof. Evert Van Leeuwen, University of Nijmegen, Medical Faculty

n Aims The major aim of the project is to restructure, revise and update teaching at Medical faculty in Podgorica. The completely revised curricula, as the principal project objective, will be ECTS based.

n Wider Objective: To contribute to the reorganization of medical education in Montenegro, bring it in line with the current, modern European trends

Specific Project Objective/s: 1. Restructuring of curricula of Medical faculty in Montenegro in accordance with Bologna Declaration principles and introduction of new teaching methodologies 2. Development of faculty strategy for organization of postgraduate medical study n

Outputs and Outcomes 1. Establishment of Project Implementation Units(PIU) 2. Analysis of curriculum in Medical Faculty in Podgorica, and definition of Shared Goals of Medical Faculty 3. Training of teachers in problem based learning 4. Comparative analysis of European standards and curricula 5. New curriculum in Medical Faculty , harmonized to European ones in accordance to recommendation and Strategic Plan for implementation 6. Implementation of new curriculum at Medical Faculty 7. Meta-analysis to describe the changes in Faculty performance after introduction of new curriculum n

Activities: 1. Comparative analyses of the curriculum in medical study programmes Familirization with the medical curricula of EU partner universities Establishment of Project Implementation Units(PIU) 1. 1. Organization of Project Management Unit(PMU) 1. 2. Equipment according to modern teaching methods 1. 3. E-learning 1. 4. Establishment of a Curriculum Development Office (CDO) 2. Analysis of curriculum at Medical Faculty in Podgorica, and definition of Shared Goals of Medical Faculty 2. 1. Internal (self) assessment of curricula and key features at Medical Faculty(SWOT). n

Activities: 3. Training of teachers in problembased - learning 3. 1. Training of 2 librarians in e-learning 3. 2. Training of students in use of elearning 3. 3 Training of staff in evaluation 3. 4. Mobility students 3. 5. Mobility professors 4. Comparative analysis of Europeans standards and curricula 4. 1 Design of a ”perfect” curriculum n

Activities: 5. New curriculum at Medical Faculty, harmonized with the European ones in accordance to recommendation and Strategic Plan for implementation 5. 1. Conference on curriculum changes. 5. 2. Recommended strategy for implementation. 6. Implementation of new curriculum at Medical Faculty 7. Meta-analysis to describe the changes in Faculty performance after introduction of new curriculum 7. 1. Internal (self) assessments 7. 2. External(per review) assessment 7. 3. Report on changes and achievements n

n Project Manegement team EU project manager and deputy project manager in Udine Project accountant/ secretary in Udine Project manager/coordinator in Montenegro Deputy project manager in Montenegro Project Assistant Manager-translater Project accountant/project secretary

n Project Manegement team 1. WG for Preclinical Sciences 2. WG for Internal Medicine and diagnostic specialities 3. WG for Surgery and surgical specialities 4. WG for Primary and Public Health and Community Medicine 5. WG for Implementation, Staff Development and Evaluation Working Group is responsible for current curriculum assessment, for participation in External assessment and to participate in new curriculum development and its implementation Implementation of e-learning according to the need of medical education.

What we done? - Restructuring of curricula of Medical faculty in Montenegro in accordance with Bologna Declaration principles. -Introduction of new teaching methodologies (e-learning, simulation) n

I YEAR Subjects Total ECTS Subjects Total Anatomy 270 23 Anatomy I 210 Histology and embryology 165 13 Hemija u medicini 135 Human genetics 75 6 Biology with Human genetics 120 Basics of clinical practice 30 2 Biophysic 105 First aid 30 2 Introduction in medicine and medical ethic 45 Medicine and Society (sociology 25, med. ethics 20, social med. 15) 60 4 Medicine and sociology 30 English language I level 90 6 English language 90 Electives 60 4 Latin language 30 Total 780 60 Total 885 Medicine and Society, English Language, First aid, Basics of clinical practice – colloquium.

II YEAR Subjects Total ECTS Subjects Total Medical biochemistry and chemistry (Chemistry 60, Biophysics 4) 222 19 Biochemistry 195 Medical physiology (Biophysics 15, Chemistry 3) 268 22 Anatomy II 60 Microbiology and immunology 160 10 Physiology 270 Basic of clinical practice 60 2 Histology and embryology 150 Epidemiology 45 2 Statistics and Informatics 190 English language II level 60 3 English language II level 90 Electives 30 2 Total 845 60 Total 855 English language, Basic of clinical practice – colloquium

III YEAR Subjects Total ECTS Subjects Total Pathology 225 17 Pathology 240 Pathophysiology 160 11 Pathophysiology 180 Pharmacology and toxicology 120 8 Internal Medicine 150 120 Radiology and Nuclear medicine (Biophysics 10, Radiology 60, Nuclear med. 30, Occupational med. 4) 104 7 Microbiology and parasythology Clinical propedeutics (Internal med. 105, Pediatrics 20) 125 9 Immunology 45 Statistics and Informatics 50 4 Electives 60 4 Total 844 60 Total 735

IV YEAR Subjects Total ECTS Total Internal Medicine Subjects 180 (physical med. 25, occupational med. 6, spec. epidemiology 4) 435 28 Clinical Microbiology 15 2 Pharmacology and toxicology 135 Infectious Diseases (spec. epidemiology 10) 105 7 Infectious Diseases 105 Dermatovenerolgy (occupational medicine 3) 78 6 Dermatovenerolgy 60 Neurology (physical med. 6, 100 7 Neurology 75 Psychiatry (occupational med. 3) 93 6 Psychiatry 105 Electives 60 4 Radiology and Nuclear med. 75 Epidemiology 60 Surgery 105 Total 900 occupational med. 3, spec. epidemiology 1) Total 886 60 Clinical Microbiology – colloquium

V YEAR Subjects Surgery (Physical med. 10, occupational med. 6, spec. epidemiology 2) Total ECTS Subjects Total 418 28 Surgery 90 Pediatrics 180 Pediatrics Physical med. 8, occupational med. 3 171 12 Gynecology and Obstetrics 183 13 Gynecology and Obstetrics 165 Social medicine 45 3 Social medicine 30 Electives 60 4 Internal Medicine 90 Otorhinolaryngology with maxillofacial surgery 90 Ophthalmology 60 Hygiene with medical ecology 75 Forensic Medicine 90 Occupational medicine 30 Physical med. and med. rehabilitation 30 Total 960 Occupational medicine 3 Total 877 60

VI YEAR Subjects Total ECTS med. 3, epidemiology 1) Otorhinolaryngology with maxillofacial surgery 182 Hygiene 93 182 Surgery 79 Total Internal Medicine Ophthalmology (occupational Subjects 52 5 6. 5 occupational med. 3 Hygiene and Occupational medicine 90 6. 5 Forensic Medicine 80 5 Pediatrics 52 Clinical Pharmacology 40 3 Onkology 52 Intership 626 21 General medicine 104 Finish work 170 9 Physical med. and med. rehabilitation 52 Electives 60 4 Gynecology and Obstetrics 78 Occupational medicine 26 Total 780 Total 1238 60

n Microscope room Students’ microscopes - 15 Teaching microscope - 1

n E-learning room Computers - 23 Beamer for teaching - 1 Server - 1 Camera - 1 Projector - 1

n Room for simulation 1. Resusci Baby std. ( multi ). . . 2. Resusci Baby cpl. ( multi ). . . 3. Res. Jr. Mk. 3 ( multi ). . . . 4. Resusci Junior w / Skill. Guide. . . . 5. LAMT ( Int. Eng). . . . . 6. Pneumothorax Trainer. . . . 7. Mega. Code Kelly basic Vital. Sim. . . 8. Vitl. Sim completw ( EUR ) CE – version. 9. Cricoid Stick Trainer. . . . 10. Choking Charlie. . . . . 11. Bifazični defi- monitor sa padlama. . . 12. Head model, 6 -part. . . . . 13. Larynx, 2 time full size, 7 - part. . . . 14. Giant brain, 2, 5 times full – size, 14 part. . 15. Female Pelvis and Pelvic Floor 5 part. . . 16. Female Pelvis 2 part. . . . 17. I. U. D. Trainer. . . 1 kom. 1 kom.

n Computing room Computers-6 Printer-2

n Equipment for conducting programme cofinansing - ARTEX articulator tip CN - ARTEX articulator tip CP - ARTEX FACE BOW CE - Join support - Leipzig Nasion - Porus Buttons, St. p - ARTEX Quick Bite 10 pcs - TRANS Stand with T - ARTEX Transfer ST - ARTEX Transfer JIG - Anterior Guid Pin - Individ anter GUI - Table standard INC - Table adapter 10 st - Table adapter 20 st - Pin holder - Modelplate blue 50 5 kom. 1 kom. 5 kom. 10 kom. 1 kom. 5 kom. 1 kom. 6 kom. 1 kom. 5 kom. 2 kom. 8 kom. 1 kom.

n Research cabinet (cofinansing) n BTS 330 UV-VIS fotometar Chromate Awereness T Laboratorijska centrifuga sa hladjenjem Swing out rotor 4 x 100 ml, 4100 rpm Set of 4 insert 4 x 15 ml Set of 4 insert 4 x 7/10 ml Set of 4 insert 4 x 5 ml Rs 240 Angle rotor 16 x 5 ml Adaptor for 1. 5/2 ml tubes Varijabilna pipeta 2 -20 u. L Varijabilna pipeta 10 -100 u. L Varijabilna pipeta 20 -100 ul n n n

BTS 330 UV-VIS fotometar Aqua Bath 96

n n n Varijabilna pipeta 100 -1000 ul Varijabilna pipeta 1000 -5000 ul Multikanalna automatska pipeta 30 p. H metar Tehnička vaga 750 grama, 0. 001 gram Aqua Bath 96 Laboratorijska mješalica –Vortex Microtube and microplate holder kit Vessel harness for use with Erlenmezer flasks Magnetna mješalica sa grijačem Destilator 3. 5 l/sat Sterilizator 32 litra

n Curriculum Development office Computer-1 Copy machine-1 Printer-1 Fax-1

n Training e-learning Training sudent - 59 Training staff - 4 Training professors - 9

Mobility students - 24 (16 -six months, - fifteen days) n Mobility professors-24 (7 days) n 8

Internal assesment n External assessment n

DISSEMINATION The reformed core curriculum has been adopted at the meeting of the Council of the School of Medicine, Senate of the University of Montenegro, the Board of Directors of the University and Council for Higher Education, a body of the Montenegrin government Project coordinator, Prof Bogdan Asanin, M. D. had visited several school of medicine in the neighbouring countries and, in the meetings he had with the leading bodies of those medical schools, stressed the importance of the Tempus project, especially in the areas of acquisition of e -learning equipment, student mobility and professor mobility to the School of Medicine in Udine. n

DISSEMINATION 1. School of Medicine in Belgrade (Serbia), on 6 and 7 December 2007, where he participated in the round table discussion and had an opportunity to share experience of the implementation of the Bologna process at the School of Medicine in Podgorica 2. School of Medicine in Skoplje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) on 2 and 3 November 2007 3. School of Medicine in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 16 November 2007 n

n DISSEMINATION The project coordinator participated in the “Teaching Medicine”, the Serbia Tempus meeting, which was held in Belgrade on 28 and 29 May 2007, with a paper entitled “Reform of curriculum content to undergraduate medical education at the University of Montenegro”. He also participated in the panel discussion entitled “Implementation of the new curriculum The project coordinator, prof. dr Bogdan Asanin participated in the international conference EC Tempus – CARDS-SCM International Relation Policy for Regional Integration Promotion – INTERPOL, held in Budva on 24 September 2007.