Routledge International Handbook of Medical Education

Twenty-first century medical schools, postgraduate bodies and other medical education organisations are responding to rapid advances in medicine, healthcare delivery, educational approaches and technology, and globalisation whilst differences in geography, culture, history and resources have led to diversity amongst educational systems. This important volume is designed to help medical educators working in these challenging circumstances by giving an overview of best practices and research in medical education today.

The "Routledge Handbook of Medical Education"

Provides a practical guide to the major education challenges facing teachers, managers and policy makers around the world.

Highlights how resources can be used to provide an effective and sustainable response to the key challenges facing medical education.

Offers a truly international perspective of best practice with the contributing editors and authors of sections and case studies representing the regions and countries around the world.

Recognising the need to maintain established best practice when appropriate, while also responding adaptively to cultural differences and local challenges facing medical education, this topical book deals with the key challenges facing medical education by the different stakeholders including:

selection and admission of students to study medicine;

competences necessary for graduates to enable them to recognize and address emerging health issues and policies;

teaching and learning processes that are necessary to meet tomorrow's challenges;

approaches to assessment including the integration of assessment and learning;

design and management of complex curricula that provide educational strategies to meet regional and global problems.

A unique and illustrative resource of best practices in medical education, the "Handbook" is stimulating reading for educators of present and future health care professionals.