Reforms and New Trends in Medical Undergraduate Education.

This study on reforms and new trends in medical undergraduate education in Europe consists of nine national reports. In these reports prominent medical educators assess the current situation in their respective home countries: Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. In the individual chapters, medical undergraduate education is discussed in relation to the health needs of society and to premedical, postgraduate and paramedical training. Legal and administrative aspects are also considered. The result is a broad and varied summary of the problems, debates and proposed remedies in medical education in a cross-section of Europe. (MJM)