A New Commission Report on Medical Education
Authors: Robert Q. Marston, Suzanne W. Fletcher
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Editorials15 August 1992A New Commission Report on Medical EducationRobert Q. Marston, MD, Suzanne W. Fletcher, MDRobert Q. Marston, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Suzanne W. Fletcher, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-4-340 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMany of the forces buffeting the practice of medicine today are affecting medical education as well: Explosive increases in new knowledge, the economic and cultural ills of modern society, and the new organizational structures of medicine all threaten traditional methods of medical education. In difficult times, medical educators tend to issue commission reports. There have been at least 12 major national commissions on medical education over the past 50 years, 5 in the past decade (1-12).The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Medical Education: The Sciences of Medical Practice, the most recent national commission to make recommendations, has just...References1. Rappeleye W. Medical Education: The Final Report of the Commission on Medical Education. New York: Office of the Director of the Study; 1932. Google Scholar2. Weiskotten H. Medical Education in the United States 1934-1939. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1940. Google Scholar3. DeitrickBerson JR. Medical Schools in the United States at Mid-Century. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1953. Google Scholar4. Coggeshall L. Planning for Progress through Medical Education. Evanston, Illinois: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1965. Google Scholar5. Millis J. The Graduate Education of Physicians. The Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1966. Google Scholar6. . Higher Education and the Nation's Health. Policies for Medical and Dental Education. A Special Report and Recommendations. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1970. Google Scholar7. . Evaluation in the Continuum of Medical Education. Philadelphia: National Board of Medical Examiners; 1973. Google Scholar8. . Future directions for medical education. JAMA. 1982;248:3225-39. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. . Medical Education and Societal Needs: A Planning Report for the Health Professions. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1983. Google Scholar10. . Physicians for the Twenty-first Century: A Report of the Panel on the General Professional Education of the Physician. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1984. Google Scholar11. GastelRogers BD eds. Clinical Education and the Doctor of Tomorrow. New York: New York Academy of Medicine; 1989. Google Scholar12. ShugarsO'NeilBader DEJ; eds. Health America: Practitioners for 2005, an Agenda for Action for U.S. Health Professional Schools. Durham, North Carolina: The Pew Health Professions Commission; 1991. Google Scholar13. MarstonJones RR eds. Commission on Medical Education: The Sciences of Medical Practice. Medical Education in Transition. Princeton, New Jersey: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; July 1992. Google Scholar14. CantorCohenBarkerShusterReynolds JAAAR. Medical educators' views on medical reform. JAMA. 1991;265:1002-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Flexner A. Medical Education in the United States and Canada. New York: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; 1910. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. After twenty-five years. In: Osler W. Aequanimitas and Other Papers That Have Stood the Test of Time. New York: W.W. Norton; 1963:93. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 August 1992Volume 117, Issue 4Page: 340-341KeywordsMedical educationRacial and ethnic issuesTraditional medicine Issue Published: 15 August 1992 PDF DownloadLoading ...