Re: 2010 Flexner Report

Some blog followers might be interested in a post “Re: 2010 Flexner Report” [Hake (2010a)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: Team-Learning's Jim Sibley asked “Does anyone have a copy of the 2010 Flexner report they can send me?” In response: (a) I referred to Cooke et al. (2010) at http://amzn.to/aTvhxN, and (b) Deirdre Bonnycastle of the DrEd list referred to the Canadian version at http://bit.ly/9Dgj6o.

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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University

Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands

President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII)

rrhake@earthlink.net>

http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake

http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi

http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com

http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake

“[Educating Physicians] is a very important book that comes at a critical time in our nation's history. We will not have enduring health care reform in this country unless we rethink our medical education paradigms. This book is a call to arms for doing just that.”

- George E. Thibault, president, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation [see at

http://bit.ly/aEt4PY ; quoted in the Cooke et al. (2010) publisher's

information at http://bit.ly/d52HEP .]

REFERENCES [All URL's accessed on 22 October 2010; URL's shortened by http://bit.ly/.]

Hake, R.R. 2010a. “Re: 2010 Flexner Report,” online at http://bit.ly/dmsdkC . Post of 18 Oct 2010 10:56:24-0700 to AERA-L, Chemed-L, EvalTalk, PBL, & POD; and to Net-Gold on 22 Oct 2010 10:32:00.

See also the earlier post Hake (2010b).

The abstract and link to the complete post are being distributed to various academic discussion lists.

Hake, R.R. 2010b. “Re: Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency #2,” online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at

http://bit.ly/brvqLC. Post of 9 Jun 2010 06:25:32 -0700 to AERA-L, DrEd, and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post were distributed to various academic discussion lists and are also online on this blog at http://bit.ly/cNfKWW with a provision for comments.

Cooke, M., D.M. Irby, & B.C. O'Brien. 2010. Forward by Lee S. Shulman. Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency. Jossey-Bass, publisher's information at http://bit.ly/d52HEP . Amazon.com information at http://amzn.to/aTvhxN ; note the searchable “Look Inside” feature.

Re: Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency #2

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post of the above title [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: Cooke, Irby, & O'Brien (2010) in Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency wrote: "In 1910, Abraham Flexner articulated the current blueprint for medical education in North America. . . . . . . . .

Yet during the past century, along with enormous societal changes, the practice of medicine and its scientific, pharmacological and technological foundations have been transformed. Now medical education in the United States is at a crossroads: those who teach medical students and residents must choose whether to continue in the direction established over a hundred years ago or to take a fundamentally different course, guided by contemporary innovation and new understanding about how people learn. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In our review and observation of medical education, we were as well influenced by research in the learning sciences and medical education. Much of this research has been distilled in How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, 1999) for the National Academy of Sciences."

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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University

Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands

President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII)

rrhake@earthlink.net

http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake

http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi

http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com

http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake

REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy http://tinyurl.com/create.php .]

Cooke, M., D.M. Irby, & B.C. O'Brien. 2010. Forward by Lee S. Shulman. Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency. Jossey-Bass, publisher's information at http://tinyurl.com/2cwtg45 . Amazon.com information at http://tinyurl.com/288m2ag. Note the searchable "Look Inside" feature.

Hake, R.R. 2010. "Re: Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency #2," online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://tinyurl.com/28afmml . Post of 9 Jun 2010 06:25:32-0700 to AERA-L, DrEd, and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being distributed to various discussion lists.

Mobilization for Math and Science Education: Anyone for $100 Billion?

For an earlier version of this post see Hake (2009). 

Stephanie Lee (2009) in an Inside Higher Ed report of 11 June wrote [bracketed by lines "LLLLL. . . . . . "; my insert at “. . . .[insert]. . . .”]:

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Math and science education throughout the country must improve dramatically if America hopes to compete in the 21st century, according to a study released Wednesday. The report, conducted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York . . . . . .[and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) for the Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics & Science Education ] . . . . ., outlines a comprehensive and ambitious plan to advance math and science learning. The main objectives include establishing high and common assessment standards in those subjects across all 50 states, as well as aggressively recruiting and supporting teachers.

More than 70 organizations from a variety of sectors, including government, schools, philanthropies and businesses, have lent their support to the recommendations of the study, titled The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy. . . . . .[Carnegie-IAS (2009)]. . . . . Higher education organizations include the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the American Association of Community Colleges and the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.............................................                

With the economy sinking into a recession and state budgets continuing to shrink, pinning down funding for education reform grows trickier by the day. But Phillip Griffiths . . . . [Professor of Mathematics and Past Director, Institute for Advanced Study  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_A._Griffiths ]. . . ., chair of the commission that produced the study says that the money is out there -- mainly in the form of the $100 BILLION IN EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STIMULUS AID. . . . . .[Lederman (2009)]. . . . for public schools and colleges signed by President Obama in February. It just has to be spent efficiently, Griffiths said."

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At Carnegie-IAS (2009) it is stated that (bracketed by lines "CCCCC. . . . .":

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The 'opportunity equation' means transforming education in the United States so that every student reaches higher levels of mathematics and science learning. The nation's capacity to innovate for economic growth and the ability of American workers to thrive in the global economy depend on a broad foundation in math and science, as do our hopes for preserving a vibrant democracy and the promise of social mobility for young people that lie at the heart of the American dream. [The report] challenges the nation to:

a. establish common standards for the nation in mathematics and science-standards that are fewer, clearer, and higher-along with high-quality assessments,

b. improve math and science teaching-and our methods for recruiting and preparing teachers and for managing the nation's teaching talent, and

c. redesign schools and systems to deliver excellent, equitable math and science learning.

This is a moment of urgency and opportunity, a chance for the United States to close the gap between the current state of educational achievement and the educational system our future demands. The world has shifted dramatically - and an equally dramatic shift will be needed in our schools. Download the report, or read it online for more examples of promising practices, resources, and opportunities for action. . . . . . [The 72 page full report is online at http://www.opportunityequation.org/TheOpportunityEquation.pdf (5.5 MB).]"

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There is a provision for comments at Lee's Inside Higher Ed article at  http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/11/study#Comments .

REFERENCES

Carnegie-IAS. 2009."The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy," online at http://www.opportunityequation.org/ .                                                                                                               

Hake, R.R. 2009.  Mobilization for Math and Science Education: Anyone for $100 Billion? online on the OPEN! Math-Teach archives at http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=1953405&tstart=30  . Post of 11 Jun 2009 09:17:54-0700 to ARN-L, ASSESS, Biopi-L, Chemed-L, EDDRA, EvalTalk, Math-Teach, Net-Gold, Phys-L, PhysLrnR, Physoc, POD, & RUME. 

Lederman, D. 2009. "The Final Stimulus Bill” Inside Higher Ed, 13 February; online athttp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/13/stimulus .

Lee, S. 2009. "'Mobilization' for Math and Science Education" Inside Higher Ed, 11 June; online at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/11/study .