Suwanwela C
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Acad Med. 1995 Jul;70(7 Suppl):S32-7; discussion S38-40. doi: 10.1097/00001888-199507000-00018.
This paper begins with historical and other reflections on the nature and importance of quality in medical education. It then identifies and discusses missions of a medical school--which include teaching, research, medical service, continuing education, and social advocacy--and notes that these elements should be complementary and indeed synergistic. Components of quality, both of a medical graduate and of a medical school, are then considered. After discussing the use of examinations to assess quality of graduates, the paper concludes by calling for a total quality approach to medical education, with due attention to input, process, and output.
本文开篇对医学教育质量的本质和重要性进行了历史及其他方面的思考。接着明确并讨论了医学院校的使命——包括教学、科研、医疗服务、继续教育和社会倡导——并指出这些要素应相互补充且协同增效。随后探讨了医学毕业生和医学院校质量的构成要素。在讨论了利用考试评估毕业生质量之后，本文呼吁采用全面质量管理方法进行医学教育，同时要充分关注投入、过程和产出。
