Time for evidence based medical education

@article{Petersen1999TimeFE,
  title={Time for evidence based medical education},
  author={Stewart Petersen},
  journal={BMJ},
  year={1999},
  volume={318},
  pages={1223 - 1224}
}
Education and debate pp 1265−83 No doctor will deny the need for evidence based clinical practice, and all responsible professionals try to keep up with research in their discipline.1 For many, however, the education of the next generation of doctors is also a major responsibility, yet the same professional standards are not so commonly applied. All doctors have been successful medical students, and it seems easy to assume that this alone qualifies them to educate others. Few surgeons would… 
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