The Berlin reformed medical curriculum at the Charité. Experiences with the first cohort

: At the end of the 2004 summer term the first students of the Berlin reformed curriculum finished their education and took their first state examination. With regard to the questions to be answered by the "Berlin Model" the results of the first cohorts were presented and discussed. Overall the Berlin curriculum was successful. The results led to some important considerations concerning adaptation by other faculties, the requirements to start off a problem-based curriculum or an enlargement of the class.