Medical Students' Education in the Ambulatory Care Setting: Background Paper 1 of the Medical School Objectives Project.

Hunt, Carl E.; Kallenberg, Gene A.; Whitcomb, Michael E.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Medical Students' Education in the Ambulatory Care Setting: Background Paper 1 of the Medical School Objectives Project.

Hunt, Carl E.; Kallenberg, Gene A.; Whitcomb, Michael E.

Academic Medicine, v74 n3 p289-96 Mar 1999

Reports on strategies being developed by medical schools to carry out education in the ambulatory care setting, based on studies of 38 institutions. Highlights three main strategies: longitudinal preceptorships; multi-specialty clerkships; and community-oriented and population-based activities that provide relevant educational experiences for students. Discusses challenges in implementing these curricular changes. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Professional Education, Relevance (Education), School Community Relationship, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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