Medical Education In The United States, 1960–1987

The four DataWatches in this issue of Health Affairs provide data on several aspects of medical education. First, Paul Jolly of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) gives an in-depth overview of medical education in this country. Next, C. Ross Anthony of the Health Care Financing Administration reports on Medicare's support of medical education. John Gronvall of the Veterans Administration (VA) describes the VA's partnership with the medical education community in the decades since World War 11. Cynthia Tudor of the AAMC's section for student and educational programs examines medical students specialty choices, using internal medicine as an example.