Open AccessAre We Making Progress in Medical Education?
Author(s) -
Bates Carol K.,
Babbott Stewart,
Williams Brent C.,
Stern David T.,
Bowen Judith L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.746
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1525-1497
pISSN - 0884-8734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00446.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scholarship , medical education , task (project management) , task force , medical care , medline , quality (philosophy) , patient care , family medicine , nursing , management , political science , law , philosophy , public administration , epistemology , economics
Scholarship in medical education consists of a rich compilation of studies and innovations designed to enhance our understanding of the process and content of education, contributing to and enhancing the training of physicians and their practice of high-quality patient care. Viewed through the lens of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Residency Reform Task Force Report,1 the 29 reports in this issue advance our understanding of the educational mission and vision for a broad range of topics.