Skills necessary for contemporary health professionals

There is a constant need for all doctors to be 'renaissance health professionals', to have a mastery of a broad set of medical, communication and information-processing skills. Education in these areas must continue after graduation to produce the most effective medical care. With the changing face of medicine in the next few years, these skills will be more vital than ever before. Hence doctors and institutions of medical education must encourage the development of a wide range of skills as part of the learning and practice of medicine.