Open AccessWhat’s Ahead for Med Ed?
Author(s) -
Albert S. Kuperman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the einstein journal of biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1559-5501
pISSN - 1559-5498
DOI - 10.23861/ejbm20052187
Subject(s) - action (physics) , humanism , engineering ethics , curriculum , call to action , population , medical education , medicine , psychology , sociology , political science , pedagogy , engineering , law , environmental health , business , physics , quantum mechanics , marketing
In response to biomedical advances and changes in the practice environment, medical education is always in the process of change. This paper deals primarily with educational changes involving the integration of the disciplines of genomics, prevention and population health, global health and integrative medicine into the curriculum. External and internal forces that tend to impede development of professional and humanistic values are also discussed along with the call to action for developing strategies that mitigate these forces.