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Summary
Modern medical schools no longer teach general medicine as an integrated discipline. Current educational theories often undermine holistic and integrative curriculum intentions, leading to reductionist outcomes in medical training.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- General Medicine
- Curriculum Theory
Background:
- General medicine as a unified intellectual discipline is declining in modern medical schools.
- Declared holistic and integrative curriculum intentions are often subverted in practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the decline of general medicine as a coherent discipline in medical education.
- To examine how current educational theories impact holistic medical training.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of medical school curricula.
- Critique of contemporary educational theorizing in medicine.
Main Results:
- The integration of general medicine as a discipline is largely absent in current medical education.
- Reductionist approaches and trivializing consequences are prevalent due to educational theories.
Conclusions:
- Modern medical education struggles to maintain a holistic and integrated approach to general medicine.
- There is a need to re-evaluate educational theories to prevent the subversion of integrative medical training.