29th JASMEE Conference

Session

[21] Keynote Lecture

KL

Jul 12, 2026, 1:50 PM

[1F] Katano Hall

Conveners

[21] Keynote Lecture

• Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

54. Creating Quality in the Core Curriculum

John Skelton (Emeritus Professor, Birmingham University Medical School; President of European Association of Language Teachers in Healthcare)

7/12/26, 1:50 PM

There are probably few examples of a Core Curriculum in either EMP or Clinical Communication around the world at a level higher than a single institution (though tentative examples are discussed briefly in this presentation), except where students take an internationally recognised exam prior to beginning their course. This at least opens up the possibility of exploring a wide range of...