Most medical schools still pay too little attention to primary health care, partly because of a failing in communication between governments and medical education systems. The World Federation for Medical Education has embarked on a major program aimed at helping to improve this situation. Reports, materials and surveys are being gathered by the Federation's regional associations and regional conferences have been or will be held in Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, southeast Asia and the western Pacific. A world conference in Edinburgh during August 1988 will have the theme. "Medical education for the future", and a final report and recommendations will be published. Following the conference the central office will plan the implementation phase, with the task of planning follow-up strategies to ascertain how the recommendations are being effected. Regional associations will be fully involved with this phase. 6 main themes will be investigated in the program: educational priorities for medical schools; educational strategies for medical schools; admissions--numbers and procedures; supporting resources for the education of doctors; educational linkages--continuity between basic, postgraduate and continuing medical education; and integration of medical education with the health service.

作者：H J, Walton

来源：World health forum 1988 年 9卷 3期