Medicine at McMaster; an innovative programme for undergraduates.

An innovative programme in undergraduate medical education, developed at the McMaster Medical School in Hamilton, Canada, is described. A number of features distinguish the McMaster approach from the more traditional system. Among these is a firm commitment to well-defined goals which stress the need for comprehensive patient care and an awareness of changing patterns of health delivery. Emphasis is placed on the student as the focal point in the educational process and a flexible curriculum provides the medium through which all facets of this novel system can best find expression.