Degree in medicine: A model of teaching pediatrics in the classroom and in the field

The aim of this paper is to show the educational objectives and the implementation modalities of the paediatric course of the University of Milan-Bicocca School of Medicine, based in Monza. The course takes place during the fifth and sixth year and involves university, hospital and local figures in the training of a non-specialist doctor, according to precise and consolidated pedagogical assumptions since the 80’s at the Paediatric Clinic of Monza. Essentially it is focused on problem-based learning (Problem Based Learning) and the use of Novak concept maps. The involvement of family paediatricians permits outpatient rotation during the professional training and allows an active contact with the paediatric clinical reality in its main aspects.