The Flexner Report of 1910 transformed the nature and process of medical education in America with a resulting elimination of proprietary schools and the establishment of the biomedical model as the gold standard of medical training. This transformation occurred in the aftermath of the report, which embraced scientific knowledge and its advancement as the defining ethos of a modern physician. S...

BACKGROUND Outcomes-based education in the health professions has emerged as a priority for curriculum planners striving to align with societal needs. However, many struggle with effective methods of implementing such an approach. In this narrative, we describe the lessons learned from the implementation of a national, needs-based, outcome-oriented, competency framework called the CanMEDS initi...

Researchers and program developers in medical education presently face the challenge of implementing and evaluating curricula that teach medical students and house staff how to effectively and respectfully deliver health care to the increasingly diverse populations of the United States. Inherent in this challenge is clearly defining educational and training outcomes consistent with this imperat...

BACKGROUND Little prior research has been conducted regarding resident physicians' opinions on the subject of Physician Assisted Death (PAD), despite past surveys ascertaining the attitudes of practicing physicians towards PAD in Canada. We solicited British Columbia residents' opinions on the amount of education they receive about palliative care and physician assisted death, and their attitud...

To ensure an adequate supply of physicians for the future, Canadian faculties of medicine have been expanding and modifying physician training at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels with the intention of producing more physicians and addressing long-standing challenges in the Canadian physician workforce. While these medical education initiatives may partly address these goals, the lack o...

The proceedings categorize 55 papers on research in medical education'in 12 sections: standards and standard setting (including equivalence-testing methods, standardized, examinations, and foreign exams) : predicting career outcomes (career choice and satisfacttion): teaching clinical skills (student-patient relations and interview skills): teachingin the clinical setting: continuing medical ed...

BACKGROUND Aspirin use has been shown to be an effective tool in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among high-risk patients. The patient-reported physician recommendation for aspirin as preventive therapy among high- and low-risk patients is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012 to examine the use of aspir...

In July 2014, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education released its report calling for a major overhaul of the financing of graduate medical education (GME). Several national organizations with an interest in GME faulted the report on the basis that the IOM Committee recommendations would worsen physician shortages. However, this co...

The public and the government have both identified ‘‘more staff” as a way of improving the NHS. Problems with recruitment and retention in nursing and allied health professions and falling numbers of applicants to primary care are potential constraints on the meeting of targets. One option is to introduce a new group of staff (box 1). 3 Practitioners who perform “mid-level” duties in the United...