The role of the hidden curriculum in "on doctoring" courses.

Background: The Structure and Function of “On Doctoring” Courses Although no description currently exists in the medical education literature on the emergence, content, and purposes of OD courses, this somewhat new addition to the formal compendium of undergraduate medical education does have a considerable Internet presence. Searches for “on doctoring” courses (along with associated terms such as “art of medicine,” “art of doctoring,” and “physicianship”) reveal that a number of medical schools have adopted such an educational vehicle.