Title :
Educating health professionals in the early 21st century — The basic driving forces and the role of medical simulation
Author :
Combs, C. Donald
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Health Prof., Eastern Virginia Med. Sch., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper addresses the driving forces that shape contemporary medical and health professions education and suggests major challenges and opportunities that can be addressed through medical simulation.
Keywords :
biomedical education; medical diagnostic computing; contemporary medical profession; driving forces; health professional education; medical simulation; Educational institutions; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical simulation; Proposals; Standards; assessment; competence; health professions; medicine; professional practice; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2011 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9351-7
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098774
