Gellhorn A, Scheuer R
J Med Educ. 1978 Jul;53(7):574-82. doi: 10.1097/00001888-197807000-00005.
Described is a program leading to the B.S. and M.D. degrees in six or seven years which integrates the physical sciences with the basic medical sciences and emphasizes the humanities and social sciences as a necessary component of the physician's education. The selection process is designed to identify young men and women who will become primary care physicians in underserved urban communities. At the end of the fourth year it was shown that the graduates were comparable with second-year medical students as measured by national examinations. It is suggested that the changes made in the premedical curriculum merit general consideration inasmuch as the course work is more pertinent to the practive of medicine and offers a sound education for other health careers for those unable to continue their medical training.
本文描述了一个学制为六年或七年的课程项目，该项目可授予理学学士和医学博士学位。它将物理科学与基础医学科学相结合，并强调人文与社会科学是医师教育的必要组成部分。选拔过程旨在挑选出将在服务欠缺的城市社区成为初级保健医生的年轻男女。在第四年结束时，结果表明，通过全国性考试衡量，这些毕业生与医学院二年级学生水平相当。鉴于该医学预科课程所做的改变与医学实践更相关，且为那些无法继续医学培训的人提供了适合其他健康职业的良好教育，故建议这些改变值得广泛考虑。
