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John C. Rose, MD

JAMA. 1970;213(4):597-599.

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I will consider standards of education as determined by the attitudes and convictions of the faculty of an established school. When confronted with an increase in student enrollment, what are the questions we ask, the problems we foresee, and the alternative modifications in programs from which we can choose? What questions can we answer; what problems can we solve; what doubts remain?

Should We Increase Enrollments?

In our school, 14 of 15 department chairmen considered an increase in the size of the first-year class of a hypothetical 80% or so magnitude as "vital" or "highly desirable" (one refused to answer!). Few members of the faculty have been heard to deny the existence of a national health manpower shortage or the high priority that must be assigned to expanding enrollments. These few have directed their questions to whether the increased numbers will alleviate health care problems where they are most acute, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.

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Read before the 66th annual Congress on Medical Education, sponsored by the AMA Council on Medical Education, Chicago, Feb 8, 1970.

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