[Trends in medical education]

Trends in medical education include those occurring in medical practice, related with its contents, and in the educational sciences, related with methods and technics that could be employed. Trends in medical practice are related to epidemiologic, demographic and economic transitions, with the overwhelming influence of medical technology, specially molecular biology, the increasing social regulation, evidence based medicine and transdisciplinary contributions. In the field of pedagogy, trends include the acceptance of the strategic value of medical education, the importance of quality-and not only of covering, the attention to educational necessities, the recognition of the adulthood of most of the learners, the importance of its individual differences and the application of new educational technics.