A 3-year medical curriculum.
The cost of medical education keeps rising while physician shortages loom, student diversity is threatened, and maldistribution continues to affect the physician workforce. The author discusses the rationale for a 3-year undergraduate medical curriculum with reduced costs and proposes a structure with funding for it. Medical educators may consider the issues raised and continue scholarly discussion to promote sustainable, cost effective medical education to address future physician workforce needs.
Klatt
Edward C
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D003363:Cost Control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States