Do the teaching hospitals of the University of Queensland really want a four-year medical course?
OBJECTIVE: To gauge the measure of support among clinical teaching staff for the University of Queensland’s proposals to introduce a four-year graduate entry integrated medical curriculum. SETTING: The three largest teaching hospitals of the University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 565 consultants and 493 junior medical staff regarding deficiencies of the present six-year course, deficiencies in present methods of selecting students, and possible solutions. RESULTS: 154 (68%) full-time consultants, 174 (51%) visiting consultants and 197 (40%) junior staff replied. Ninety per cent of the consultants and 60% of the junior staff were current teachers. Respondents strongly supported the need for major change, the integration of biomedical sciences into clinical teaching and the use of problem-based learning. Regarding selection, over 80% of respondents considered graduate entry to have no advantage over undergraduate entry, but there was strong sup
