Graduate Medical Education

Kenan Professor of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA

• Graduate Medical Education: Then and Now. Credentialing in Medicine: Protecting the Public. Teaching and Learning: Establishing an Educational Continuum. The Evaluation of Residents: Assessing Competent Performance. Work Hours and the Supervision of Residents. Science and Service: The Pillars of Professionalism. No Tempests, No Teapots: Fostering Research in Medical Education. Psychomotor Education: Point and Counterpoint. Teaching by Residents: Passing it on. Mentoring Young Physicians: The Need for Nurture. Funding Graduate Medical Education: Who Will Pay? Manpower: Supply and Distribution. Obligations of Residents: With Rights Come Responsibilities. Recommendations: What Then Must We Do? Afterword. Appendix. Index.

'An important book about this most formative time in a physician's life, the history of graduate medical education, the key issues that consume present interests of medical educators, and the options that the profession and society have for going forward. It is timely. Workforce shortages, financial constraints, new knowledge and technologies, and dramatically changing demographic patterns in society pose challenges. Changes are needed; will wisdom or reflex reactions inform the changes?' From the Foreword by David C. Leach, M.D. 'This book should be required reading for anyone associated with graduate medical education - 5 Stars!' Doody Book Reviews