Medical education

Medical student in a laboratory at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City.
Medical Student taking blood pressure during awareness campaign event

Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship) and additional training thereafter (e.g., residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education).

Medical education and training varies considerably across the world. Various teaching methodologies have been used in medical education, which is an active area of educational research.[1]

Medical education is also the subject-didactic academic field of educating medical doctors at all levels, including entry-level, post-graduate, and continuing medical education. Specific requirements such as entrustable professional activities must be met before moving on in stages of medical education.

  1. ^ Flores-Mateo G, Argimon JM (July 2007). "Evidence based practice in postgraduate healthcare education: a systematic review". BMC Health Services Research. 7: 119. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-119. PMC 1995214. PMID 17655743.