Megatrends in medical education

Several major financial trends affecting medical education are delineated and their implications described. To channel these new economic forces in a productive manner, the curriculum of undergraduate and, especially, graduate medical education need to be reevaluated to ensure that medical training...

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Published inThe American journal of medicine Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 112 - 116
Main Authors Golden, William E., Olive, David A., Friedlander, Ira R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Economics, Medical
Education, Medical - trends
Education, Medical, Graduate
Education, Premedical
Faculty, Medical
Internship and Residency
Medical sciences
Physicians - supply & distribution
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Public Opinion
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
United States
United States
Medicine
Influence
Economy
Public health
Teaching
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Summary:Several major financial trends affecting medical education are delineated and their implications described. To channel these new economic forces in a productive manner, the curriculum of undergraduate and, especially, graduate medical education need to be reevaluated to ensure that medical training is accomplished in an efficient manner and reflects career opportunities of graduates in an era of excess physician supply.
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ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/0002-9343(86)90191-9