title: A 3-year medical curriculum.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Klatt
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States