Monitoring the medical education revolution

The impact of new training programmes must be evaluated This is a time of great change in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The General Medical Council's recommendations for Tomorrow's Doctors 1 have stimulated educational innovations and new curriculums in all British medical schools. Key changes include early patient contact from the beginning of the course; more emphasis on patient centred communication skills; an increased focus on ethics, culture, and ethnicity; and more training in the community. Different approaches to teaching are being introduced, such as special study modules to stimulate self directed learning,1 problem based …