The Making of a Doctor

Medical education is nowadays under intense scrutiny from the government and the general public. Doctors are now expected to be not just technically competent, but also wise, humane and financially accountable. This book suggests that the changes required in medical education can be achieved by building on existing excellences and without additional expenditure. It takes a broad perspective in order to examine the moral, philosophical and historical underpinnings of medical education, and includes a selection of ideas for change and improvement with the objective throughout being the suggestion that it is both desirable and possible to put education back into medical training. This book is intended for medical students, clinicians, general practitioners and specialists, health-care professionals and educationalists.