META-CURRICULUM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE

Medicine and Health Rhode Island, Aug 2004 by Smith, Stephen R

When done well, the result is a harmonious synergy between the frame and the portrait-the meta-curriculum and the curriculum.

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STEPHEN R. SMITH, MD, MPH

Stephen R. Smith, MD, MPH, is Associate Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Family Medicine, Brown Medical School.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Previously cited.