O'Brien R L
Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178.
Nebr Med J. 1994 Mar;79(3):70-3.
Health care reform has remarkably accelerated in recent years and is now being driven by economic considerations more than by any others. There have been great changes in medical effectiveness, practice and, in consequence, medical education. These trends will continue and accelerate even more if comprehensive health care reform is achieved. Health care is highly valued by our society and medical education is an integral and essential part of health care. The challenge for health professions educators is to lead constructive change and to adapt to changes imposed by systemic reform to assure that the quality of our graduates enables them to best serve society.
近年来，医疗保健改革显著加速，目前其驱动力更多地来自经济因素而非其他因素。医疗效果、实践以及随之而来的医学教育都发生了巨大变化。如果实现全面的医疗保健改革，这些趋势将持续并加速发展。医疗保健受到我们社会的高度重视，而医学教育是医疗保健不可或缺的重要组成部分。卫生专业教育工作者面临的挑战是引领建设性变革，并适应系统性改革带来的变化，以确保我们毕业生的质量使他们能够更好地服务社会。
