Discussion 4

"The Flexner Report" 

‘The Flexber Report’ transformed the medical education and led to development in terms of biomedical model, scientific knowledge, clinical training, academic psychiatry, laboratory-based pathology and more. The major impact in American medical education was on the academic model where universities and hospital were transformed to incorporate modern medical knowledge (FLEXNER, 2010). In writing the report and bringing transformation, Flexner focused on a science-based medical education which was associated with scientific paradigm and research on medical education. During the period of 1890s, the State funding, company-based plans and the insurance corporation assisted in the development of biomedical research. The monetary support also benefited the academic psychiatric department and medical schools. In the reformation, Flexner established the Standardized and individualized learning, integrated knowledge, inquiry and improvement and professional identity. General impacts of "The Flexner Report" on American medical education are based on original research- stated that medical schools should conduct a critical research in learning medical and scientific facts (FLEXNER, 2010).  He also pointed that medical practice should be based on scientific method   such as well-planned experiments in diagnosis and hypothesis. Other reformation was on entrance requirement which was a minimum of two years training.  

  In the light of ‘The Flexner Report’, there is a great improvement in the medical education today.  Medical education adheres to the scientific knowledge and human physiology   in teaching and research.  Remarkably, physician in modern healthy care are qualified and medicine is a well-respected profession today (FLEXNER, 2010). This is a remarkable development in that physicians shifted from individual and curative to social and preventive.  Today, health care providers adhere to health-oriented principles associated with quality and quantity in medical training, social obligation and collaboration. Generally, there is an improv in medical education where educated system focuses on scientific research (FLEXNER, 2010).

 

Reference

FLEXNER  ABRAHAM. (1910).  MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE

CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING.