Medical education in the digital era; opportunities for the Netherlands
Broeders, I.A.M.J.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 160: D139
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 27007933 Document Number: 684975
The next generation of physicians enters a job market of high-tech medicine; detailed technical knowledge of this technology is therefore a prerequisite. However, teaching on technology does not currently form an integral part of the medicine degree curriculum. We should consider if a generic medicine degree is still a valid framework, or whether students should be offered to move into different specialties at an earlier stage. By applying the latter approach, we can produce a generation of physicians prepared for the challenges thrown at them in a constantly changing, high-tech, professional environment.