Assignment: Changes in Medical Education

For this assignment, you will analyze the changes that have occurred in medical education from the 1800s to today.

Write a 3–5 page paper that addresses the following points:

Analyze the scope of change in medical education from the 1800s to today.
Compare and contrast the apprenticeship and academic models of medical education.
- How have to the two evolved over time?
Evaluate the importance of understanding the history in order to help improve medical education in the future.
Provide examples that illustrate your points.

Organize your paper using the following headings (please use these headings):

Title Page.
Introduction.
- Preview the main themes of your paper.
The Changing Scope of Medical Education.
- Analyze the scope of change in medical education from the 1800s to today.
Apprenticeship Model versus Academic Model.
- Describe both models.
- Compare and contrast their features.
- Analyze how they have evolved over time.
Improving Medical Education by Understanding History.
- Evaluate the importance of understanding the history of medical education in order to help improve medical education in the future.
Conclusion.
- Summarize the main themes of your paper.
References.

Your paper will be a minimum of 3–5 double-spaced pages in length, not including title and reference pages.
Font: Arial 12-point.
Cite at least four references, three of which are in addition to your textbook.
Format your paper according to APA style.

Note: To fully understand how this assignment will be graded be sure to carefully read the Changes in Medical Education Scoring Guide.