January 30, 2009

Medical Schools Should Re-Examine Admissions and Training Methods, Experts Say

By Katherine Mangan

Medical schools should take advantage of the first major expansion in 30 years to update an outmoded physician-training model that has resulted in the wrong mix of people being trained in the wrong settings at too high a cost, according to a report released on Thursday by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

The report, "Revisiting the Medical School Educational Mission at a Time of Expansion," calls on medical schools to adopt sweeping changes in order to attract students of more

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