title: Medical education, Maastricht and the future.
abstract: Undergraduate medical education is in need of revision: the curriculum is overloaded, teaching methods do not equip students for a career of learning, and the examination system should be redirected to help students learn more effectively rather than act as a barrier to progress. New medical schools such as the University of Limburg at Maastricht have pioneered an exciting and innovative system of medical education which offer a vision of some of the changes we may expect in the future. There is a quiet revolution in medical education which, although led by educationalists, is driven by changes in hospital practice and economic necessity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen's University, Belfast.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacAuley
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*