Academic Standards in Medical Schools
- 13 May 1976
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 294 (20) , 1118-1119
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197605132942013
Abstract
Since the consumer is particularly blind in purchasing medical care, and his vital interests are often at stake, those who are in a position to screen for aptitude and competence in medicine have a grave moral responsibility. In accepting this responsibility medical faculties have always taken into account qualities of character and motivation as well as scientific ability and knowledge. In addition, in recent years we have finally begun also to take into account long ignored social needs. But no one of these sets of qualifications can compensate for a gross deficiency in another. In particular, as the practice of . . .Keywords
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