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Compilation: The Brain Exposed from Above by Charles Bell, 1802; Botany by H. Adlard, 1852; Scholarship by Albrecht von Haller, 1769.

In a report released June 4, 2009 entitled “Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians” – the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) lay out a series of scientific competencies to be mastered prior to attending medical school and competencies for medical students  by completion of the MD.  The 22 person task force defined ‘competency’ as “the knowledge, skill, or attitude that enables an individual to learn and perform in medical practice.”
Executive summary and full text report available for download: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/sffp.html

Images from the History of Medicine, National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/

Tags: competencies, curriculum, medical education

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