Our increased understanding of health and disease coupled with major technologic advances has resulted in rapid and significant changes in the practice of medicine. How we prepare physicians for clinical practice 20, 30, or 40 years from now is of paramount importance to medical educators, to the future professionals, and to society at large.
Implementing Biomedical Innovations into Health, Education, and Practice delves into this important question, discussing the effects of precision medicine, bioinformatics, biologic and environmental forces, and societal shifts on the physician’s approach to diagnosis and therapy. The author interviewed world-renowned physicians, medical educators, healthcare leaders, and research professionals—their insights and quotes are woven throughout the narrative.
Professionally illustrated, this relevant resource is a must-have for all medical professionals who incorporate technology and biomedical innovations in their research and clinical practice. It encourages thoughtful analysis on adapting and developing the foundational knowledge, skills, and aptitudes of future physicians and other healthcare professionals, and it belongs in your library.
“Having completed deanship at one of America’s leading medical schools, Jim Woolliscroft produces an insightful, contemplative projection of the likely skill and behavioral needs of the physician workforce for the mid-21st century...The result is a playbook for physician training that responds effectively to the daunting challenges faced in the coming transformation of the role of physicians in protecting the health of our nation.
James L. Madara, MD, CEO, American Medical Association
“Dr. Woolliscroft’s provocative new book will become must reading for all who are serious about educating the next generation of physicians and health care leaders. Leveraging his own experience as a consummate educator and interviews with numerous thought leaders, he identifies the uncertainties, challenges and disruptions to the practice of medicine in the decades ahead. The implications and imperatives for the coming generations of physicians are compelling and of critical importance for care givers, policy makers, and most pointedly educators in the U.S. and around the world.
Gary S. Kaplan MD, Chairman and CEO, Virginia Mason Health System
“This ambitious masterpiece, by one of the leading medical educators of our time, fully captures the ongoing changes and disruptions in medicine today, and how they will influence the care of patients and the training of young physicians in the future.
Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research, Author of Deep Medicine
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. I: Setting the stage - p. xvii 3. Introduction - p. 1 4. Chapter 1: Life as a mid-21st century physician - p. 2 5. Chapter 2: The shaping of “modern” medical education - p. 26 6. II: Constants in medicine - p. 36 7. Introduction - p. 37 8. Chapter 3: Healer and professional roles - p. 38 9. Chapter 4: Communication - p. 58 10. Chapter 5: Economics - p. 71 11. Chapter 6: Diagnosis and clinical reasoning - p. 76 12. III: Disruptors - p. 88 13. Introduction - p. 89 14. Chapter 7: Demographics - p. 90 15. Chapter 8: Technology and computing - p. 97 16. Chapter 9: Microbiota and the microbiome - p. 128 17. Chapter 10: Genetics and molecular biology - p. 137 18. Chapter 11: Regenerative medicine - p. 146 19. Chapter 12: Precision medicine - p. 152 20. IV: Implications for educators - p. 167 21. Introduction - p. 169 22. Chapter 13: A new mental model for clinical education - p. 171 23. Chapter 14: Premedical education - p. 178 24. Chapter 15: Medical school education - p. 192 25. Chapter 16: Content domains for the 21st century physician - p. 199 26. Chapter 17: Graduate medical education - p. 224 27. Chapter 18: Educational directions and challenges - p. 229 28. Chapter 19: Considerations when designing educational experiences - p. 247 29. Chapter 20: Reflections and concluding thoughts - p. 260 30. Appendix: Interviewee bios, about the artist - p. 269 31. Index - p. 285
Our increased understanding of health and disease coupled with major technologic advances has resulted in rapid and significant changes in the practice of medicine. How we prepare physicians for clinical practice 20, 30, or 40 years from now is of paramount importance to medical educators, to the future professionals, and to society at large.
Implementing Biomedical Innovations into Health, Education, and Practice delves into this important question, discussing the effects of precision medicine, bioinformatics, biologic and environmental forces, and societal shifts on the physician’s approach to diagnosis and therapy. The author interviewed world-renowned physicians, medical educators, healthcare leaders, and research professionals—their insights and quotes are woven throughout the narrative.
Professionally illustrated, this relevant resource is a must-have for all medical professionals who incorporate technology and biomedical innovations in their research and clinical practice. It encourages thoughtful analysis on adapting and developing the foundational knowledge, skills, and aptitudes of future physicians and other healthcare professionals, and it belongs in your library.
“Having completed deanship at one of America’s leading medical schools, Jim Woolliscroft produces an insightful, contemplative projection of the likely skill and behavioral needs of the physician workforce for the mid-21st century...The result is a playbook for physician training that responds effectively to the daunting challenges faced in the coming transformation of the role of physicians in protecting the health of our nation.
James L. Madara, MD, CEO, American Medical Association
“Dr. Woolliscroft’s provocative new book will become must reading for all who are serious about educating the next generation of physicians and health care leaders. Leveraging his own experience as a consummate educator and interviews with numerous thought leaders, he identifies the uncertainties, challenges and disruptions to the practice of medicine in the decades ahead. The implications and imperatives for the coming generations of physicians are compelling and of critical importance for care givers, policy makers, and most pointedly educators in the U.S. and around the world.
Gary S. Kaplan MD, Chairman and CEO, Virginia Mason Health System
“This ambitious masterpiece, by one of the leading medical educators of our time, fully captures the ongoing changes and disruptions in medicine today, and how they will influence the care of patients and the training of young physicians in the future.
Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research, Author of Deep Medicine
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. I: Setting the stage - p. xvii 3. Introduction - p. 1 4. Chapter 1: Life as a mid-21st century physician - p. 2 5. Chapter 2: The shaping of “modern” medical education - p. 26 6. II: Constants in medicine - p. 36 7. Introduction - p. 37 8. Chapter 3: Healer and professional roles - p. 38 9. Chapter 4: Communication - p. 58 10. Chapter 5: Economics - p. 71 11. Chapter 6: Diagnosis and clinical reasoning - p. 76 12. III: Disruptors - p. 88 13. Introduction - p. 89 14. Chapter 7: Demographics - p. 90 15. Chapter 8: Technology and computing - p. 97 16. Chapter 9: Microbiota and the microbiome - p. 128 17. Chapter 10: Genetics and molecular biology - p. 137 18. Chapter 11: Regenerative medicine - p. 146 19. Chapter 12: Precision medicine - p. 152 20. IV: Implications for educators - p. 167 21. Introduction - p. 169 22. Chapter 13: A new mental model for clinical education - p. 171 23. Chapter 14: Premedical education - p. 178 24. Chapter 15: Medical school education - p. 192 25. Chapter 16: Content domains for the 21st century physician - p. 199 26. Chapter 17: Graduate medical education - p. 224 27. Chapter 18: Educational directions and challenges - p. 229 28. Chapter 19: Considerations when designing educational experiences - p. 247 29. Chapter 20: Reflections and concluding thoughts - p. 260 30. Appendix: Interviewee bios, about the artist - p. 269 31. Index - p. 285
