| Commentary: Taking back Year 4: a call to action. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20980849 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In this issue of Academic Medicine, Walling and Merando's literature review on the senior-year curriculum finds a broad consensus that this final year underperforms educationally at many U.S. medical schools, but little agreement on how to improve it. The review challenges us to consider how best to develop this key piece of educational real estate, which is too often frittered away on auditions, interview odysseys, and electives of uncertain educational value. In this commentary, the author approaches this education question from an unorthodox viewpoint, the delivery system and medical workforce perspectives. He proposes taking back major portions of Year 4 from elective clerkships and investing the time in required course work to prepare graduates to practice and lead in a redesigned 21st-century health system, providing superior access and outcomes at sustainable costs. The recommendations draw inspiration from the Institute of Medicine's "Chasm" reports, specifically echoing its 2003 Health Professions Education report that identified five new competencies deemed essential for all 21st-century health professionals. Finally, the author disputes the view that delivery system overhaul lies beyond the purview of educators, pointing to the historical precedent of the greatest medical paradigm shift of all time, the closure of the proprietary medical schools a century ago triggered by Flexner's report. The author closes by calling medical educators to action, to prepare the next generation of physicians to radically redesign health care and lead us out of the present crisis. |
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Authors:
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Carl D Stevens |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 85 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-28 Completed Date: 2010-12-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1663-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Center for Educational Development & Research, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. carlstevens@mednet.ucla.edu |
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Clinical Competence Curriculum / trends* Education, Medical, Undergraduate / trends* Humans Models, Educational* Schools, Medical / organization & administration* United States |
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Acad Med. 2010 Nov;85(11):1698-704
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20881826
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