page_title: Medical education
hierarchical_section_title: Medical education
caption_attribution_description: English: A medical student working at the laboratories of ITESM CCM during the PreHealth course. Español: Una estudiante de medicina trabajando en los laboratorios del ITESM CCM durante el curso PreHealth.
context_page_description: Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner; either the initial training to become a physician, or additional training thereafter.
  Medical education and training varies considerably across the world. Various teaching methodologies have been utilised in medical education, which is an active area of educational research.
  Medical education is also the subject-didactic academic field of educating medical doctors at all levels, including entry-level, post-graduate, and continuing medical education. Medical education applies theories of pedagogy specifically in the context of medical education. Specific requirements such as entrustable professional activities must be met before moving on in stages of medical education.
context_section_description: Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner; either the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship), or additional training thereafter (e.g., residency, fellowship and continuing medical education).
  Medical education and training varies considerably across the world. Various teaching methodologies have been utilised in medical education, which is an active area of educational research.
  Medical education is also the subject-didactic academic field of educating medical doctors at all levels, including entry-level, post-graduate, and continuing medical education. Medical education applies theories of pedagogy specifically in the context of medical education. Specific requirements such as entrustable professional activities must be met before moving on in stages of medical education.
caption: Medical student in a laboratory at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City.
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