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Indiana University
Leading medical schools examine how medicine is taught
October 26th, 2005
Rigorous course work, state of the art laboratories, relevant textbooks and demanding clinical rotations produce technically competent physicians. But surveys say that in addition to highly qualified caregivers, we want doctors who are compassionate and know how to communicate well when caring for us and our loved ones. Yet the environment in which medical students become physicians is often not conducive to producing these caring qualities. Teams from eight medical schools across the United States and Canada met recently on the campus of the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine for the nation's first conference focusing on assessing and...
Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-10-26)
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