Tomorrow's doctors-the next decade

Medical students have always criticised their courses-usually with good cause. In 1993 the General Medical Council's education committee, which has responsibility in law for promoting high standards of medical education,1 responded to concerns by advocating a radical change in medical school curriculums.2 Since then, every medical school in the United Kingdon has been visited twice to monitor progress towards compliance with the GMC's recommendations.

In many universities the new curriculums are only now being fully implemented. Whatever you may think of your course, it will have changed a good deal over the past few years …