Current Status and Directions of Medical Education in the U.S.

Kettel, Louis J.

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ERIC Number: EJ443109

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Current Status and Directions of Medical Education in the U.S.

Kettel, Louis J.

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, v56 n1 p57-60 Spr 1992

Current changes observed in medical education include alterations in program intensity, length, and cost; a greater selection of teaching methods; clinical experience sites; institutional goals and objectives; student evaluation techniques; and teaching sites. Students are being challenged increasingly to become self-directed problem solvers. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Costs, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Program Design, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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