Between aspiration and reality

doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7366.718

BMJ 2002;325:718 ( 28 September )

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Between aspiration and reality

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New guidance for medical schools has recently been issued by the General Medical Council. Polly Toynbee thinks the documenthas been written to refute the old complaints about arrogant,god-like consultants. She says that if new doctors come out ofmedical school imbued with the ethos of the guidance then we mightexpect a new generation of hypersensitive and thoughtful doctors,but she warns that human nature is bound to intervene

What makes the perfect modern doctor? The General Medical Council has drawn up new guidance for medical schools as a frameworkon which to base their curriculums and assessments. Tomorrow'sDoctors (see www.gmc-uk.org/) is an idealistic compendium of thebest qualities every new doctor should acquire. If medical schoolscould indeed turn out doctors moulded to this template, then weshould expect a new generation of scholar saints and gentle scientists $---$ wise,knowledgeable, sensitive, collegiate, humble, and good . . . [Full text of this article]

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