THE NEED FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.

Paper

THE NEED FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.

Published Apr 3, 1965 · L. C. Steeves

Canadian Medical Association journal

UNKNOWN SJR score

4

Citations

0

Influential Citations

Semantic Scholar

Abstract

Continuing medical education is an essential feature of the practice of modern medicine since it furnishes the means to maintain the doctor's ability to provide quality patient care.TO ENSURE THAT CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IS PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY AND IN THE BEST QUALITY, AND UTILIZED FULLY, IT IS NECESSARY THAT: (1) the medical faculty inculcate in the student the concept of lifelong learning; (2) the practitioner adopt less time-consuming patterns of practice, to free more of his time for learning; (3) community hospital-based clinical teaching be provided universally; and (4) research be conducted to determine the best of current teaching methods and develop better ones. Conflicting efforts to meet these needs by practitioners (whose primary responsibility it is) and by organized medicine, specialty societies, voluntary health agencies and others have led to inefficient use of medical faculty teachers. The key parties in continuing medical education-practitioner and teacher-can learn best in medical school-administered programs, which need be supported by all other interested organizations.

Study Snapshot

Continuing medical education should be provided efficiently and in high quality through medical school-administered programs supported by all interested organizations.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Sign up to use Study Snapshot

Consensus is limited without an account. Create an account or sign in to get more searches and use the Study Snapshot.

Create an account

THE NEED FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.

Sign up to use Study Snapshot

References

Citations