Introduction: The curriculum map plays a pivotal role in medical education. This comprehensive tool, by charting the educational path from beginning to end, helps create a coherent and purposeful structure. By clearly showing the connections between courses, skills, and learning objectives, the curriculum map provides students and faculty with a comprehensive overview of the learning process. Additionally, as a reference document, it enables the continuous evaluation of curriculum progress by comparing the programs currently being implemented with the curriculum map, deficiencies and overlaps in the curriculum are identified and facilitates necessary revisions if needed. Furthermore, by clarifying expectations for students and faculty, the curriculum map significantly contributes to increasing motivation and improving the quality of education With the help of the map, it is ensured that all components of the curriculum are coordinated with each other and move towards the overall educational goals. In summary, as a precise and practical guide, the curriculum map plays a key role in ensuring the quality of medical education and training skilled and competent physicians.
 
Acknowledgments:The research team would like to thank and appreciate all the faculty members and students of the Medical Education Department who have helped improve the curriculum map by providing feedback.
 
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Ethical approval and consent to participate: This research has an ethics code (IR.MUMS.REC.1403.306) from the Research Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, and this research did not conflict with the religious and cultural standards of the society. The participants were informed that their participation in the study was voluntary. The participants’ data were analyzed and reported anonymously and confidentially. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
 
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Authors’ Contributions: S. Akbari Farmad: Conceptualization (70%); Methodology (70%); Data curation/processing (20%); Formal analysis and interpretation (30%); Writing – original draft (10%); Writing – review and editing (80%); Final approval (50%); Accountability for all aspects of the work (70%).A. Norouzi: Conceptualization (30%); Methodology (30%); Formal analysis and interpretation (80%); Writing – original draft (70%); Writing – review and editing (20%); Final approval (50%); Accountability for all aspects of the work (70%).A. Emadzadeh: Conceptualization (30%); Methodology (30%); Formal analysis and interpretation (70%); Writing – original draft (90%); Writing – review and editing (50%); Final approval (70%); Accountability for all aspects of the work (20%).
 
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