Why Is Medical Education Reform Necessary? / 医学教育

In the 1970's, a sudden increase in the amount of medical information repressed the learning will of medical students in Western countries. In response to this, a few medical schools in Europe and the United States developed a “new medical curriculum.”<BR>Since learning will occurs in the limbic system, which is refractory to the neocortex, special measures are needed to heighten it. The “new medical curriculum” represents one such measure. Differences between medical schools in terms of efforts to stimulate learning will may make a significant difference in the quality of their graduates in the future.