Great expectations: the reading habits of year II medical students

Article Abstract:

Medical students may not purchase all of the required textbooks for their classes, or read all the required reading material. A survey of the reading habits of 72 second-year medical students found that they spent an average of six hours a week reading, although it would have taken them an average of 42 hours to read all of the required reading. Most of the students did not purchase more than five of the 14 required textbooks, and 10 did not purchase any. Two-thirds of the students borrowed books, but often only one or two books. Students spent little time reading general medicine textbooks, although these accounted for a large part of their required reading. Only 12 students purchased or borrowed the textbooks. Students purchased or borrowed textbooks most often for hematology, clinical medicine, respiratory medicine and pathology. Most read more than 25% of the required reading for hematology or respiratory systems.

Usage, Curricula, Textbooks

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Financing medical education: a universal "Berry Plan" for medical students

Article Abstract:

A variation of the Berry Plan implemented after the Korean War could address the imbalance between general practitioners and specialists in the US. The Berry Plan allowed medical students to serve in the Armed Forces and finish their training when they returned. Most medical students borrow huge sums of money to finance their education, which must be repaid when they are residents. They may choose high-paying specialties to pay off these debts quickly. The modified Berry Plan would allow medical students to receive government subsidies in return for two years of national service as a general practitioner in medically underserved areas. The program would require coordination between state and federal governments and hospitals. The plan could lower health care costs by providing primary care physicians to underserved areas at low cost.

Finance, Political aspects, Career choice

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The family business: To educate

Article Abstract:

The history and science of medical education, its latest disjointed state is discussed, and call to restructure medical education is suggested. The ultimate goal of medical education should be to ensure that students be transformed into the most effective deliverers of patient care that is possible.

United States, Public affairs, Social aspects, History, Patients, Patient care

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