The Merits and Challenges of Three-Year Medical School Curricula
| Autor: | Joseph E. Kerschner, John R. Raymond, William J. Hueston, Cheryl A. Maurana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Canada
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| Zdroj: | Academic Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1040-2446 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/acm.0000000000000862 |
| Popis: | The debate about three-year medical school curricula has resurfaced recently, driven by rising education debt burden and a predicted physician shortage. In this Perspective, the authors call for an evidence-based discussion of the merits and challenges of three-year curricula. They examine published evidence that suggests that three-year curricula are viable, including studies on three-year curricula in (1) U.S. medical schools in the 1970s and 1980s, (2) two Canadian medical schools with more than four decades of experience with such curricula, and (3) accelerated family medicine and internal medicine programs. They also briefly describe the new three-year programs that are being implemented at eight U.S. medical schools, including their own. Finally, they offer suggestions regarding how to enhance the discussion between the proponents of and those with concerns about three-year curricula. |
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