Medical education : past, present, and future : handing on learning
Examines the various upheavals in medical education. This book was highly commended at the BMA Awards 2007.
History
xiii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780443074738, 0443074739
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pt. 1. The past
1. Introduction
2. Ancient medicine : the beginnings of the art
3. Arabian medicine and the rise of the universities
4. Renaissance and reformation : books, bodies, blood and branding irons
5. Knowledge begins to grow : the 18th century
6. Resistance and reform : the 19th century
7. Bridging the centuries : America leads the way
8. The educational revolution : the 20th century
9. Even more change : the last 15 years, 1990-2006
pt. 2. The present
10. The themes
11. The aim of medicine : the roles and boundaries of the profession
12. The quest for competence : defining the professional
13. The selection of medical students
14. Learning and teaching in medicine
15. Beyond learning
pt. 3. The future
16. Conclusions