American medical education is under continued study, and reforms are being suggested to
improve it. The current paper reviews the standard US medical school curriculum and …

The public stake in an effective and thriving system<;> f medical education is enormous. If
we fail to turn out a steady stream of well-trained physicians as we enter the 21st century …

IN recent years a variety of sources—government, foundations, educators, the media, and,
perhaps most importantly, those who use medical care—have begun to focus on what is …

sonable. This is most likely to take serves. Meanwhile, most medical Douglas Waugh, MD
place when the parties to the con-faculties actively resist proposals for …

This article provides comments on 11 tables that compare a wide variety of basic data from
the early 1980s and early 1990s concerning North American medical education. These data …

Before 1930, medical schools in the United States were relatively simple institutions with
small basic-science departments and largely volunteer clinical faculty members who …

Although the quality of US medical care is at an all-time high, thanks largely to the education
and training of American physicians, the nation is in a health care crisis, especially in rural …

The nation's medical colleges are coming out of a decade of growth and expansion into
what some perceive as a steady-state decade that will see a decline in financial support and …

Three university leaders--Timothy Healy, Matthew Francis McNulty, Jr., and John Bernard
Henry of Georgetown University--offer their perspectives on increasing costs, financial …

Following the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in January of 1993 the USA underwent
an intense 2-year debate about potential changes in health care in the nation. The …