Responding to Perceived Needs of the Twenty-First Century: A case study in curriculum design
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Teacher
- Vol. 11 (2) , 157-167
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01421598909146319
Abstract
Mercer University School of Medicine was established in response to the shortage of primary care physicians in medically underserved Georgia. Originally patterned after the McMaster model of medical education, Mercer found it necessary to modify the three academic programs of the first 2 years of a 4-year undergraduate medical education curriculum. Since accepting students in 1982, though, it has retained many of the essential qualities of problem-based learning and those educational experiences that prepare community responsive physicians to practice in medically underserved areas.Keywords
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