TY  - JOUR
T1  - SHortening medical education—reply
AU  - Emanuel EJ, Fuchs VR
Y1  - 2012/07/11
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.7026
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 133
EP  - 136
VL  - 308
IS  - 2
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.7026
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.7026
ER  -