By the Bedside of the Patient

In By the Bedside of the Patient , Nortin Hadler places current efforts to reform medical education — from the undergraduate level through residency programs and on to continuing medical education — in historical context. In doing so, he traces the evolution of medical school curricula, residency and fellowship programs, and the clinical practices they promoted. Hadler examines crucial junctures in history to locate the seeds for reform. Some believe that medical education and training shou