RT Journal
A1 Emanuel EJ, Fuchs VR
T1 SHortening medical education—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD July 11
VO 308
IS 2
SP 133
OP 136
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.7026
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.7026
AB 
In Reply: We need to clarify 2 confusions about our proposal to reduce the length of medical training by 30%. We do not want to preclude students from completing 4 years of college prior to enrolling in medical school. A liberal arts degree is valuable in itself. We agree with Mr Duvivier and colleagues that nontraditional experiences in college and medical school can be enlightening. We meant that a college degree should not be a necessary requirement for becoming a medical student. Those who are judged ready for medical school should be admitted based on their merits, not years of training.