Are we failing to "build on the scientific basis of medicine?"

Sylvain Coderre; Ira Ripstein; Pamela Veale; Kevin McLaughlin

Are we failing to "build on the scientific basis of medicine?"

Can Med Educ J. 2018 Jul 27;9(3):e97-e100. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Authors

Sylvain Coderre¹, Ira Ripstein², Pamela Veale¹, Kevin McLaughlin¹

Affiliations

¹ Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.

PMID: 30140352
PMCID: PMC6104311

Abstract

In this article, we question if and why the Canadian national medical education organizations have failed to introduce or promote changes that compel or encourage Canadian medical schools to heed the recommendation from the Future of Medical Education in Canada report to "build on the scientific basis of medicine." We end by offering suggestions on how these organizations could help Canadian medical schools build in the scientific basis of medicine.