This volume presents 33 papers addressing various aspects of community-oriented education; lists relevant and current books, articles and papers; and provides basic information about the Network of Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences, the international non-governmental organization. The papers are grouped into seven categories: (1) community-oriented education (examples from the Sudan, Philippines, Australia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya); (2) curriculum and methods (papers from Germany, China, Sudan, Australia, and the United Kingdom); (3) policy and leadership (from the United States and Australia); (4) resources (from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada); (5) student selection (from the Sudan); (6) career choice (Malaysia); (6) teacher training (Sweden and Australia); (7) and worldwide medical education. A section on literature lists recent books, journals and newsletters, and recent papers on the following topics: assessment and accreditation, clinical reasoning and critical reasoning, community-based education, education (policy and administration), ethics, problem-based learning, selection of students, teaching and learning, and teaching teachers. The final section provides information on the Network including a listing of member institutions, a listing of the Network executive committee and secretariat, a statement of the Network objectives, and an explanation of membership. (Many individual papers contain references.) (DB)