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Medical school leadership in CME: A UCLA program

S A Sayre

    Journal of Medical Education
    |June 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary

    Medical schools need to improve continuing medical education (CME) quality. A new UCLA program offers dependable, high-quality CME courses for community physicians using a curriculum concept.

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    The Western journal of medicineยท1979
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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Continuing Medical Education (CME)

    Background:

    • Medical schools currently manage undergraduate and postgraduate medical training.
    • Responsibility for continuing medical education (CME) is not consistently assumed by medical schools.
    • The quality and coordination of existing CME curricula are often unpredictable and suboptimal.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address the need for dependable, high-quality continuing medical education (CME).
    • To introduce a novel CME program based on a total curriculum concept.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a comprehensive CME program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
    • Focus on a total curriculum concept to ensure course quality and consistency.

    Main Results:

    • The UCLA program aims to provide community physicians with reliable access to superior CME courses.
    • Implementation of a structured curriculum approach for CME.

    Conclusions:

    • A systematic curriculum approach can enhance the quality and dependability of CME.
    • Medical schools can play a vital role in providing effective continuing medical education.

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