Graduate Medical Education Issues

Reforming medical education can be a key component in transforming the nation's health care delivery system from one that historically has focused on care for acute illness, to one that values patient-centred care, quality improvement and resource conservation. This book examines the challenging issues in graduate medical education. Collection of 3 previously published papers: How are Residency Programs Preparing our 21st Century Internists (RAND Corporation); Medical Education in the United States: Supporting Long-Term Delivery System Reforms, pp. 63-117 (MedPac); Graduate Medical Education Financing: Focusing on Educational Priorities, pp. 119-161 (MedPac)