Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency

Abstract

Foreword. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Introduction. PART ONE. Today's Practice, Yesterday's Legacy, Tomorrow's Challenges. 1. Educating Physicians: Context and Challenges. 2. Being a Doctor: Foundations of Professional Education. PART TWO. Learning the Physician's Work. 3. The Student's Experience: Undergraduate Medical Education. 4. The Resident's Experience: Graduate Medical Education. PART THREE. External Pressures and Internal Forces for Change. 5. Regulating and Financing Medical Education. 6. Leadership for Organizational Change. PART FOUR. Meeting Tomorrow's Challenges: A Vision of the Possible. 7. Realizing the Vision: Transforming Medical Education. 8. Supporting Excellence Through Effective Policy. References. Index.