Medical practice, medical education, and the law

The UME-21 project: connecting medical education and medical practice.

From the Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University (Dr Pascoe); the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vermont (Dr Babbott); KLPye Associates, Landenberg, Pa (Ms Pye); Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College (Dr Rabinowitz); Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dr Veit); and the Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Chevy Chase, Md (Dr Wo...

Human sexuality in medical education and practice.

Spend your few moment to read a book even only few pages. Reading book is not obligation and force for everybody. When you don't want to read, you can get punishment from the publisher. Read a book becomes a choice of your different characteristics. Many people with reading habit will always be enjoyable to read, or on the contrary. For some reasons, this human sexuality in medical education an...

Theory and practice in continuing medical education.

INTRODUCTION Continuing medical education (CME) represents the final and often most poorly understood stage of physician education. The understanding of contemporary theories of physician education and characteristics of effective CME interventions will help CME providers and physician learners to plan productive CME activities and improve learning. This article aims to provide readers with eme...

Reformers in medical education and practice

Throughout the history of medicine, the standards of professional practice were constantly shifting to keep pace with acquired knowledge. Some of the reformers described below established those standards. Occasionally, standards fell short of professional expectations: perhaps teaching programs or instructors did not keep pace with medical progress or perhaps practising physicians were concerne...

The Law Relating to Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Practice