Med students complain of poor training

A survey of American medical students released this week finds most think they aren't being taught many of the things they need to know to keep up with a rapidly changing field and get ahead in their profession. Thirty-five percent of medical students say they they are not offered courses in medical ethics, 47 percent say their medical schools offer no training in the business of medicine and a further 35 percent say they are not being given a chance to study the latest technological advances, a major issue at a time when information technology is becoming increasingly central to the practice of medicine. Only 17 percent said they were satisfied with the options available to them at their institutions. The poll was conducted by the American Medical Student Association.

- read the report from the AMSA

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