The senior international scientific journal for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education. As such, all issues of current interest, including teaching methods, curriculum reform, the training of medical teachers, the selection of entrants and assessment techniques, are covered. It is the main forum for teachers of medicine worldwide.

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What's next? A guiding question for educators engaged in educational research
Kevin W Eva & Lorelei Lingard

Student leadership in interprofessional education: benefits, challenges and implications for educators, researchers and policymakers
Steven J Hoffman, Daniel Rosenfield, John H V Gilbert & Ivy F Oandasan

Test-enhanced learning in medical education
Douglas P Larsen , Andrew C Butler & Henry L Roediger III

UK consensus statement on the content of communication curricula in undergraduate medical education
Martin von Fragstein, Jonathan Silverman, Annie Cushing, Sally Quilligan, Helen Salisbury & Connie Wiskin

Doctors' emotional intelligence and the patient-doctor relationship
Hui-Ching Weng , Hung-Chi Chen, Han-Jung Chen, Kang Lu & Shin-Yuan Hung

Reflection, perception and the acquisition of wisdom
Ronald M Epstein

Lessons learned about integrating a medical school curriculum: perceptions of students, faculty and curriculum leaders
Jessica H Muller, Sharad Jain, Helen Loeser & David M Irby

Understanding medical professionalism: a plea for an inclusive and integrated approach
Sylvia R Cruess & Richard L Cruess

Predicting doctor performance outcomes of curriculum interventions: problem-based learning and continuing competence
Geoffrey R Norman, Elizabeth Wenghofer & Daniel Klass

Is it me or is it them? Factors that influence the passing of underperforming students
Jennifer A Cleland, Lynn V Knight, Charlotte E Rees, Susan Tracey & Christine M Bond

TopEndorsements

'I have been impressed with the quality of articles which have appeared in the journal recently...........they make a terrific contribution to the understanding of a number of key areas in medical education. The journal has become a real quality product.'
J.S. Rennie, Postgraduate Dental Dean, Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education

'Medical Education presents quality articles and commentaries on educational matters from around the world. An excellent source of information for medical educators and researchers alike.'
Georges Bordage, MD, PhD Director of Graduate Studies, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

'Family doctors around the world are playing an increasing role in medical edution - for example over 4,000 GPs are undergraduate tutors in the UK. Their contributions are characterised by a critical and reflective approach. Medical Education is the number one journal for family doctors who are interested in innovation, evidence and debate in medical edution.'
Jill Morrison, Professor of General Practice, University of Glasgow

A journal with an international readership (such as Medical Education) offers a better basis for exchange of ideas and perspectives.'
Edward J. Eckenfels, Department of Preventative Medicine, Rush Medical College, USA