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Published on: 11/11/2002
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These courses sprang out of the perception that many medical students graduated with encyclopedic knowledge of the human body but little understanding of how to deal effectively with patients, says Brownell Anderson, vice president for medical education with the American Association of Medical Colleges.
"Now there is much more acceptance of the fact that medicine is at least as much of an art as it is a science," she says.
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Ms. Anderson says the trend toward nontraditional courses has increased dramatically in the past five years.It's not that gross anatomy and biochemistry have gone out the window, but "what is basic and critical isn't as clearly defined anymore," she says.