Background It has long been acknowledged that health professionals who retrain as doctors
make a significant contribution to the medical profession. Having a background as a health …

Context Medical educators often have prior and primary experience in other academic and
clinical disciplines. Individuals seeking successful careers in the education of medical …

It is contended that change in the health services should be accompanied by a re-
examination of medical education. Changes in professional roles and practices, specialist …

A sample of first‐year medical students from the University of New South Wales was
interviewed to determine the students' reasons for studying Medicine, their career …

The article cites a study in which researchers look at medical students in transition from pre-
clinical to clinical clerkships. The study describes where medical students perceive their …

We make no apologies for starting the New Year with an issue that will challenge and test
even the most experienced medical teacher. In this issue a number of papers describing …

What does medical practice mean to students entering undergraduate medical education?
What do these students see as central to the work of a medical doctor? What do they regard …

Fifty‐nine students who had previously taken degrees or commenced careers in subjects
other than medicine entered the Cambridge Clinical Course in its first 5 years of operation …