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Has the Profession Lost Control of Medical Education?

Has the Profession Lost Control of Medical Education? THERE ARE two fundamental questions concerning medical education: Who is making the major decisions about medical education and how are these decisions being reached? Most of us have ready answers for both questions. We believe that the profession itself has always guided medical education, and we can name a host of councils, liaison committees, associations, and federations that represent the leadership in the field. In answer to the second question, most of us would defend the idea that decisions are arrived at through a process that involves a continuing and thorough assessment of the state of the education system, the quality of its product, and the needs of society. In essence, we would say that medical education is in the hands of the profession and that the profession is exercising this responsibility with great care. The trouble is that these answers are wrong. They assume a stewardship of medical education http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Has the Profession Lost Control of Medical Education?

JAMA , Volume 239 (23) – Jun 9, 1978

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1978 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1978.03280500059021
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Abstract

THERE ARE two fundamental questions concerning medical education: Who is making the major decisions about medical education and how are these decisions being reached? Most of us have ready answers for both questions. We believe that the profession itself has always guided medical education, and we can name a host of councils, liaison committees, associations, and federations that represent the leadership in the field. In answer to the second question, most of us would defend the idea that decisions are arrived at through a process that involves a continuing and thorough assessment of the state of the education system, the quality of its product, and the needs of society. In essence, we would say that medical education is in the hands of the profession and that the profession is exercising this responsibility with great care. The trouble is that these answers are wrong. They assume a stewardship of medical education

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jun 9, 1978

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