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The case for graduate schools of medicine in Australia
Author(s) -
Geffen Laurie B
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb94022.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , selection (genetic algorithm) , medical education , medical school , higher education , medicine , curriculum development , graduate education , psychology , family medicine , political science , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
The present length of the medical curriculum in Australia is, with one exception, six years. It is argued that the time is ripe for the development of some four‐year graduate schools from among the existing ten medical schools. Selection from a pool of university graduates would permit a greater degree of self‐selection of motivated students able to perform well in tertiary studies. At present admission to medicine occurs mainly direct from secondary school. It is argued that graduate students entering medicine would be more broadly educated, more mature and more self‐directed in their studies and career selection. The curricula of such graduate schools could foster better integration of scientific knowledge and clinical practice. Such graduate schools would be concordant with current priorities of national policies on higher education.