title: Faculty as change agents.
abstract: Although the technical world in which medicine exists is rapidly and constantly changing, the educational world in which the institution exists is extremely resistant to change. Professional organizations are themselves resistant to change. The author explores these reasons and offers suggestions for the implementation of positive change.
authors.affiliation: Center for Educational Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2016.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wergin
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D005180:Faculty, Medical