Prevention Education and Evaluation in U.S. Medical Schools: A Status Report.

Garr, David R.; Lackland, Daniel T.; Wilson, Diane B.

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ERIC Number: EJ613174

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Prevention Education and Evaluation in U.S. Medical Schools: A Status Report.

Garr, David R.; Lackland, Daniel T.; Wilson, Diane B.

Academic Medicine, v75 n7 suppl pS14-21 Jul 2000

A survey of American medical school preventive medicine curricula found more emphasis on teaching and evaluation of students in areas of clinical preventive services and quantitative methods and less emphasis on community services and health services organization and delivery. Written tests and unstructured observation were the most common methods of student evaluation. (DB)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Medical Schools, National Surveys, Needs Assessment, Preventive Medicine, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "Teaching Prevention Throughout the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Enhancing Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Undergraduate Medical Education."