Valdes Bollela Co-authors Book Based on His FAIMER Fellowship Innovation Project

Published on July 31, 2022

Valdes Bollela, Ph.D., M.D.
Medical Manager, Outpatient Clinic
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil

Congratulations to Valdes Bollela (PHIL 2006), who co-authored a book recently published in Brazil:

Bollela VR, Machado JLM. Internato Baseado em Competências: Bridging the Gaps. Belo Horizonte: Medvance; 2010.

As part of his FAIMER fellowship innovation project, Dr. Bollela designed and developed a competency-based curriculum. This book details his experiences with that project, emphasizing the challenges he has faced as he works to implement the new curriculum at his medical school. Topics include competency-based curriculum blueprints, Brazilian guidelines for medical education, faculty development, student assessment systems and tools, and internship programs.

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