The Institute of Medicine's Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions.
Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions was published in the spring by the Institute of Medicine. The authors, an ad hoc committee, identified current issues in continuing education for health professionals. This column briefly summarizes major topics addressed in the report.
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Villanova University College of Nursing, Villanova, PA 19805, USA. lyn.desilets@villanova.edu
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000068:Accreditation; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States