Educating physicians : a call for reform of medical school and residency / Molly Cooke, David M. Irby, Bridget C. O'Brien ; foreword by Lee S. Shulman.

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"Emerging from a study of physician education by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Educating Physicians calls for a major overhaul of the present approach to preparing doctors for their careers. The text addresses key issues for the future of the field and takes a comprehensiv...

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Main Author:	Cooke, Molly
Corporate Author:	Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Other Authors:	Irby, David M., 1944- O'Brien, Bridget C.
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Preparation for the professions series. Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Subjects:	Medical education > United States. Residents (Medicine) > United States. Education, Medical. United States.
Physical Description:	xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

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Summary:	"Emerging from a study of physician education by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Educating Physicians calls for a major overhaul of the present approach to preparing doctors for their careers. The text addresses key issues for the future of the field and takes a comprehensive look at the most pressing concerns in physician education today. Like the Carnegie Foundation's revolutionizing Flexner Report of 1910, Educating Physicians is destined to change the way administrators and faculty in medical schools and programs prepare their physicians for the future"--Provided by publisher.
Note:	"The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching"--Title page verso.
Call Number:	R745 .C936 2010
Bibliography Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and indexes.
ISBN:	9780470457979 (hardback) 047045797X (hardback)