Using An Outcomes Logic Model to Design and Evaluate an Anatomy Course

In curriculum planning, program development, and evaluation, outcomes drive the planning, development, and management of curriculum. Medical education is dynamic, and curriculum changes are often necessary to benefit both learners and institutions. Furthermore, diminished resources for medical education and accountability necessitate planning programs with a ‘blueprint’ in place. The outcomes logic model explicitly explains how a program achieves its objectives and explores the effect of the current program in terms of the resources required to develop or revise that program, the program activities, and the outputs on the target group, enabling the production of a blueprint for future development that is expressed as short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals with corresponding outcome measures. This blueprint serves as the foundation of the outcomes logic model. Team-based learning in anatomy is used as an example to illustrate the outcomes logic model. It outlines a step-by-step process for planning and implementing a new curriculum and serves as a framework for clarifying the program's goals, helping the program stay on track, and documenting the program's activities and impact. KEYWORDS: curriculum planning, program development, logic model, evaluation.