BMJ  2006;333 (9 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7567.0-c

Improving medical education

In medical education, practical training must be made more effective to counter reduced working hours, new methods of assessment need to be developed to reflect the focus on competencies, research standards need to be improved, and negative attitudes to assessment need to be overcome. Schuwirth and van der Vleuten (p 544) discuss these four major challenges in medical education, which they say need to be achieved to meet the shifts in public and professional attitudes. To develop a better education, close collaboration between doctors and educationalists is indispensable.

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