This book considers the evolution of medical education over the centuries presents various
theories and principles of learning (pedagogical and andragogical) and discusses different
forms of medical curriculum and the strategies employed to develop them citing examples from
medical schools in developed and developing nations. Instructional methodologies and tools for
assessment and evaluation are discussed at length and additional elements of modern medical
teaching such as writing skills communication skills evidence-based medicine medical ethics
skill labs and webinars are fully considered. In discussing these topics the authors draw
upon the personal experience that they have gained in learning teaching and disseminating
knowledge in many parts of the world over the past four decades. Medical Education in Modern
Times will be of interest for medical students doctors teachers nurses paramedics and
health and education planners.
