TY  - JOUR
T1  - SOcial responsibility of medical schools
AU  - Hirsch J
Y1  - 1969/07/01
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170115022
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 113
EP  - 114
VL  - 124
IS  - 1
N2  - A study sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and supported by the Commonwealth Fund has asked American medical schools "to make sweeping changes in the way they educate physicians for tomorrow." Five major points were covered:Medical Schools must increase their output of physicians.Increased numbers of students should be admitted from geographic areas and from economic and ethnic groups that are inadequately represented today.The medical student's training must be individualized to fit various rates of achievement, educational background, and career goals.Medical school curriculum should be developed by interdepartmental groups that include students.The medical schools must now assume a responsibility for education and research in the organization and delivery of health services.To anyone who has reflected on the health needs of the nation, these are eminently desirable goals; in fact, the need for changes which can lead to better
SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170115022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170115022
ER  -