The focus on fundamental clinical skills in undergraduate medical education has declined
over the last several decades. Dramatic growth in the number of faculty involved in teaching …

Several years ago, the AAMC was presented with a great opportunity when Don Nutter, vice
dean at Northwestern University School of Medicine and AAMC secretary for the LCME …

Abstract With funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Generalist Physician
Initiative, Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), New York Medical College (NYMC), and …

This article looks toward the future of medical school courses in professional skills and
perspectives by addressing the extent to which they are a valid model for educating …

With the introduction of Tomorrow's Doctors in 1993, medical education began the transition
from a time-and process-based system to a competency-based training framework …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Research on the outcomes of pre-clinical curricula for clinical
skills development is needed to assess their influence on medical student performance in …

Background: Preclerkship clinical-skills training has received increasing attention as a
foundational preparation for clerkships. Expectations among medical students and faculty …

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Creating a true continuum of medical education from admission to medical school
throughout a lifetime of professional learning is easier said than done. To do so, the various …

This paper will argue that undergraduate medical courses are failing to provide students
with adequate training in the area of clinical skills. Some of the reasons for this failure …