An educational intervention was effective in improving the judgment of experienced student-health physicians (N=11) in predicting positive culture in simulated patients with pharyngitis. The intervention was three parts: an initial one-hour lecture; three sessions with computer-based cognitive feedback; and monthly reports of the percentage of…

The Dartmouth Medical school initiated a course to meet the needs of the future physician who would be able to critique the scientific basis of medicine. For physicians, clinically relevant problems might require computer-assisted decision analysis, expert systems, statistical computing, or relational database development. (MLW)

Describes the University of Florida medical school's curriculum-development efforts, including introduction of early clinical experience in primary-care settings, enhancement of small-group active learning, development of computer-based interactive materials, increased clinical teaching in ambulatory care, effective course and faculty evaluation,…