Present at the Creation: Perspectives on the IOM Report.

Gershen, Jay A.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Present at the Creation: Perspectives on the IOM Report.

Gershen, Jay A.

Journal of Dental Education, v60 n11 p876-78 Nov 1996

This article reviews the background of the 1995 report of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the status and needs of dental education in the United States, notes the report's value as a database and information resource, urges its use by dental schools as a stimulus for considering options, and stresses the need for funding to stimulate educational innovation. (DB)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dental Schools, Educational Innovation, Financial Support, Higher Education, Information Sources, Long Range Planning, Medical Education, Needs Assessment, Professional Education, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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