Public medical education in China and India has a long history that has been both intensely

New discoveries spawn more medical research in medical colleges. In 1910, Abraham Flexner of the Carnegie Foundation publishes his study on medical education, and induces major medical education reform. Medical knowledge flourishes and specialists account for 20% of physicians in 1940. Hospitals begin to embellish new medical technology as physicians relied on the hospital as a source of access to new technology and as a facility in which to care for their sickest patients. (Writer, Dominguez, 2011, 2-6)

The medical field is a career path that brings about many options and opportunities of great value. The noble idea of being a doctor tends to cloud the diligent studying and precise training that is actually required for this career. I have wanted to become a doctor since a very young age, and now that the opportunity is here for the taking, I have fully researched what it takes to succeed in this profession and various specialties of the practice. The road to a medical degree is one filled with thousands of notes, years of schooling, and many stressful nights, but the reward is one incomparable to any other. Saving people’s lives on a day-to-day basis has been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember, so the rigorous curriculum

With student support resources and services provided by the Center for Educational Development and Support (CEDS), such as peer tutoring and group case-based review sessions, it is apparent that this institution is as dedicated to the success of its students as its students are to thriving there. Thus, I am confident that I will successfully meet the rigorous academic and professional demands of being a medical student at Meharry. Overall, a medical education from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine is incomparable to other medical programs as it provides the services and opportunities necessary to develop its students into physicians motivated to directly treat and address the diseases as well as health disparities afflicting minority and underserved

Since we teach students from diverse backgrounds, I hope to gain insight on the understanding of the general population regarding the various topics in medicine, which will enable me to not only to educate these students regarding any false information or gaps in information they may have, but also learn of the common misconceptions in our community, so that I may be able to effectively educate my patients and their families in the future. All in all, I look forward to investing my time and talents in the mini-med program that aims to provide medical education to the next generation of citizens in our

For the longest time, the medical field has grown as a part of me. I have been inspired to become a physician since my dad has been a long time patient of type II diabetes and kidney failure. This affected me because as a little girl, I would watch after his health by monitoring what he eats, giving him his insulin shots, and making sure he stays actively up on his feet. My father was the first to detect my natural interest in medicine and taking care of others, so he always kept me involved. What started off as projects in science fairs, turned into knowledge seeking state-wide competitions. My hobby of taking care of other people became a two hour volunteering shift at my high school nurses office. I started attending summer camps that were competitive to get into, and now my major in college is what I will use to get me where I need to be. Although I want to be an Emergency Room Physician, the general ‘doctor guideline’ includes but isn’t limited to common courses in the Bachelor of Sciences (i.e; Chemistry, Biological sciences, Physics, Human genetics). 4-year undergraduate degree program, an addition four years in medical school and a variation of 2-7 years in residency and fellowship (usually split 4:3 years or less)— this varies depending on specialization. Before the admissions of medical school, the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) must be taken and a high score must be achieved.

With the start of medical school, studying basic sciences opened a door to the world enriched with years and years of research. With each passing semester, I gained more knowledge about the biochemical, physiological and anatomical aspects of medicine. The more knowledge I acquired, the more eager I became to apply what I had learnt into clinical practice. Those two years formed the foundation

Primary care physicians are vital to prevention. These physicians are a patient’s first line of contact with the healthcare system and they have the difficult task of conducting checkups to screen for all diseases. Unfortunately, it is much more common for a medical student to specialize in another field due to a much greater salary and more narrowed scope of practice. As a result, the number of specialists is much greater than the number of primary care physicians, creating a

I’ve found that my experiences laboring through three year of medical school to be surprisingly similar to learning another language. Being surrounded by patients, physicians and nurses at the beginning of my 3rd year, I quickly realized the vast amount of clinical knowledge that I have yet to master. Consequently, I found that my learning rate is nowhere quicker than on the

Advances in medical science and technology still have force and effect on how our health care system has and will evolve over time. We have a technologically driven health care system. Our educational system shapes our health care system through its training methods and emphasis on the medical model. Depending on the discipline, training may key on treating rather than preventing disease. This generates demand for service delivery. Training of new physicians takes time and money. Because the costs for a medical education are significant, many students seek postgraduate training in a

Earlier this year, the United States Government asked the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study regarding this problem, specifically focusing on Graduate Medical Education, and its affects on the

In 1910 The American Medical Association had undertaken a project to travel across the country to rank medical schools and to determine which schools were teaching sound medicine and which ones were not. Initially this project had no momentum because the AMA was not appropriately funded at the time. With the help and funding of Rockefeller and Carnegie, Abraham Flexner was enlisted to carry out his study. As a result of his study, “Pre-medical requirements were established with strong basis in science, medical curriculum was standardized (strongly based on science), full-time faculty were dedicated to teaching and research, and the medical schools were attached to universities” (Gutierrez & Scheid, 2011, p. 6). The Flexner Report provided the foundation for the subsequent growth of specialization of medicine and medical professions. Instead of depending on one doctor for care, there were now a team of healthcare professionals who could assist you in the curative process. Specialties began to develop, flourish, and spread to far reaches of society in consequence of the Flexner Report.

This may be true as physicians spend more years of postgraduate training compared with their nursing or dental peers. Although accelerating undergraduate education alone may not address the physician’s shortage, but this would allow the graduates to enter the practice earlier, and thus increase the number of physicians in practice. Furthermore, in developing countries where the resources are limited and endemic diseases are prevalent, teaching should focus on basic health issues and ignore the procedures and maneuvers that require special devices and facilities which may not be available; For example, teaching should be focused on management of tuberculosis which is highly prevalent; rather than on procedures which the physician may not exposed to, such as lung transplantation. An alternative approach, if some countries or program have some hesitation regarding the shortening of medical education, is that it may introduce a competency based program, the one in which shortening the medical education occurs for person who achieve competency early while further education is needed for a person who could not achieve it (28) Additionally, it is well known that Medical education is expensive and time consuming, so accelerating the undergraduate education would have benefit on both the stakeholders and populations. Introducing

Education. The forefront of our society and the to some a whole new type of power, but what happens when future generations do not receive an education accustomed to the changes in this world? When it comes to Health Care, mistakes threaten the lives of people all around the world. In the case of medical student, Joshua Liao, the fear of being able to ask questions without ridicule, the environment of the hospital, and an old-fashioned way of learning referred to as “See one, do one, teach one,” cause him to make the mistake of tearing a new mother’s umbilical cord and put her in a life threaten situation (Liao 168). Liao was a victim of a poor education brought on by society’s evolution. Evolution is a process where development and growth lead to a new product. Today we are living in a society were the evolution of technology has influenced the product of a new generation called Millennial’s who learn, interact, and live differently then previous generations. The impact of this new way of life has been seen throughout all features of society and in most cases accepted by the community. Health care education is the one of the exceptions. The reforms of treatments and research opportunities have created a new problem in the world of modern medicine: lacking, outdated education techniques. As our society evolves, affecting the up and coming health care workforce, our education ideals and practices also need to evolve. Mainly education reforms are needed in areas of curriculum,

Incidences of different diseases have been proved the importance of medical education. These needs for medical education have undergone a considerable changeover globally in recent

The current system of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Russia bears a significant impression of the Soviet system of medical education. (Academic Medicine in Russia: Burger, Ziganshina et al). Even though, Russia currently has around 76 medical schools (World Directory of Medical Schools) it still faces a huge deficit of doctors. (Interview of the Minister of Health of Russian Federation: http://www.rosminzdrav.ru/news/2015/07/16/2450-intervyu-ministra-veroniki-skvortsovoy-gazete-izvestiya). Limitations in the medical education, lack of accessibility to updated electronic medical resources; have adversely affected several health indicators. Therefore, in order to improve health outcomes, postgraduate medical training in