Changes In Medical Education Since 1800s

Changes in Medical EducationxxxxxxxxxxxxCapella UniversityBHA-FPX4002: History of the United States Health Care SystemInstructor’s Name28/07/2020Changes in Medical EducationThe dynamic nature of the field of medicine has over the years allowed it to become a reputable and knowledge-rich sector in the society. This is largely owed to how medical education has been growing since the 1800’s. Therefore, this paper seeks to expound on the changing scope of medical education from the 1800’s to date. The paper will also describe and analyze the apprenticeship model and academic model of medical training and finally evaluate the need for understanding the history of medical education for future development and improvementsThe Changing Scope of Medical EducationAn analysis of the changing scope of medical education from the 1800’s to the 1900’s to today shows major transformations in terms of the approaches, methodologies and technologies that were used in medical education delivery and training. In the 19th Century periods, there was very limited formal education, hence apprenticeships were commonly used as educational approaches (Rassie, 2017). There was also a lack of standardized medical schools, making the quality of education amongst medical professionals vary greatly (Young &