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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2014

Open Access 01-11-2014 | Editorial

Graduate Medical Education Reform: Moving the Elephant

Authors: Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P., Mark C. Henderson, M.D.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2014

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Over the past decade, various graduate medical education (GME) reform proposals1, 2 have been published, but few of their recommendations have been implemented. In this issue, the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) has released another sensible roadmap for GME reform, recommending increased funding for workforce assessment studies, all-payer GME financing, and increased accountability of GME institutions for producing physicians to better meet the needs of society.3 At a time when so many consensus statements have languished, how do we avoid a similar fate for this proposal? …
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Metadata
Title
Graduate Medical Education Reform: Moving the Elephant
Authors
Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Mark C. Henderson, M.D.
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2014
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2939-1

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