Changes in Medical Education
INSTRUCTIONS
For this assessment, you will analyze the changes that have occurred in medical education from the 1800s to today.
Write a 3–5 page paper that addresses the following points:
- Analyze the scope of change in medical education from the 1800s to today.
- Compare and contrast the apprenticeship and academic models of medical education.
- How have the two evolved over time?
- Evaluate the importance of understanding the history in order to help improve medical education in the future.
- Provide examples that illustrate your points.
Organize your paper using the following headings (these headings are required):
- Title Page.
- Introduction.
- Preview the main themes of your paper.
- The Changing Scope of Medical Education.
- Analyze the scope of change in medical education from the 1800s to today.
- Apprenticeship Model versus Academic Model.
- Describe both models.
- Compare and contrast their features.
- Analyze how they have evolved over time.
- Improving Medical Education by Understanding History.
- Evaluate the importance of understanding the history of medical education in order to help improve medical education in the future.
- Conclusion.
- Summarize the main themes of your paper.