A goldmine of theoretical insights and practical suggestions, “Achieving Excellence in Medical Education” explores the essential question facing medical educators and learners today: What is our vision of educational excellence, and what can we do to enhance our performance? Among the topics explored within this engaging, informative, and thought-provoking text are: Education’s position as a priority of medical schools, seminal educational insights from non-medica… More >>
This book not only succeeds in what I doubted a single author could accomplish — the book is, in fact, a useful and balanced overview of the state of medical education — but also is exactly what the author promises in his preface: “a book about the pursuit of excellence in medical education, construed above all in ethical terms.” I recommend Gunderman’s book to department chairs, clerkship and residency program directors, and education professionals who are shaping the future of medical education. I do hope the Journal readership will take up this book and use it as Gunderman wishes. *Excerpt from review in the New England Journal of Medicine, November 30, 2006.*
Rating: 5 / 5