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Managed medical education?

F W Hafferty1

  • 1Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine 55812-2487, USA. phaffert@computerpro.com

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|September 25, 1999
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Managed care principles may infiltrate medical education due to high costs and perceived unpreparedness of graduates. Reforming curricula around professionalism is crucial for maintaining medicine's social contract.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Healthcare Management
  • Professionalism in Medicine

Background:

  • Managed care principles are increasingly influencing healthcare delivery and research.
  • Concerns exist regarding the high cost of medical education and the preparedness of graduates for modern practice.
  • External sectors like education and corrections offer insights into potential changes in academic medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential intrusion of managed care principles into medical education.
  • To analyze the vulnerabilities of current medical education models.
  • To advocate for a shift towards professionalism-centered curricula.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of trends in managed care, research, and other service sectors.

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  • Reflection on the current state of academic medicine and its curricula.
  • Examination of the role of professionalism in medical training.

    • Main Results:

    • Medical education's focus on knowledge transmission makes it susceptible to commodification.
    • Corporate managed care and research are already integrated into teaching hospitals.
    • Failure to prioritize professionalism has created an opening for external market players.

    Conclusions:

    • Reorganizing medical education around professional values is essential.
    • The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Medical School Objectives Project provides a framework for this shift.
    • Medical education must proactively define and foster core competencies like altruism and dutifulness to uphold its social contract.