Medical Education for the Future Identity, Power and Location /

• Main Authors: Bleakley, Alan (Author), Bligh, John (Author), Browne, Julie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Advances in Medical Education, 1
• Subjects: Education.; Medicine.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Medical education.; Medical Education.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Learning & Instruction.; Curriculum Studies.

The purpose of medical education is to benefit patients by improving the work of doctors. Patient centeredness is a centuries old concept in medicine, but there is still a long way to go before medical education can truly be said to be patient centered. Ensuring the centrality of the patient is a pa...