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Trends in medical education in Great Britain. 1976

P Sheldrake

In this paper the author examines the ways in which medical school curricula have been influenced in recent years. First, consideration is given to the factors that led to the basic curriculum adopted by British medical schools at the time the National Health Service was established in Britain. Then the author goes on to examine how the founding of the National Health Service itself about a further influence on patterns in medical education and considers the effects this has had. Finally, he considers likely future development in light of present trends and assesses their implications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004501	Education, Medical	Use for general articles concerning medical education.	Medical Education
D004504	Education, Medical, Undergraduate	The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.	Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D004516	Education, Premedical	Introductory courses leading to an advance study in medicine.	Premedical Education,Medical Propedeutics,Medical Propedeutic,Propedeutic, Medical,Propedeutics, Medical
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D013038	Specialization	An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.	Specialism,Specialists,Specialist
D013222	State Medicine	A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.	National Health Service, British,Socialized Medicine,British Health Service, National,British National Health Service,Medicine, Socialized,Medicine, State,Service, British National Health
D014146	Training Support	Financial support for training including both student stipends and loans and training grants to institutions.	Grants and Subsidies, Educational,Student Loans,Subsidies, Educational,Educational Grants,Educational Grants and Subsidies,Educational Subsidies,Grants, Educational,Traineeships,Educational Grant,Educational Subsidy,Grant, Educational,Loan, Student,Loans, Student,Student Loan,Subsidy, Educational,Support, Training,Supports, Training,Traineeship,Training Supports