Medical educationiscurrentlyundergoingagradualbut significantchange. Partoftheongoingtransformationisreducingt…
education period from 24 months to 12 to 15 months and, therefore, potentially reducing the
total time of medical school. 1 Another change is more training in the predominant site of
care, the outpatient setting. Additionally, the confirmation and assessment of completed
training will shiftfromtimeinschooltoprovencompetencies.
Incorporatingallthesechangesisslow—inordinatelyslowformany people. But these changes …