Professor Ronald M Harden is recognised as a leading international expert in medical education with experience as a teacher, curriculum developer, and teaching dean of a medical school. He is currently General Secretary of AMEE, an International Association for Medical Education.

"This is an outstanding contribution to the medical education literature which should have significant global appeal." --James A. Hallock, Past President and Chief Executive, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA"This marvellous book reminds us that, in the health professions, ‘we are all teaching and we are all learning’ ". --Brian D. Hodges Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto

• SECTION 1 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT1. The Medical School of the Future2. Curriculum Planning and Development3. The Undergraduate Curriculum4. Postgraduate Medical Education: A ‘Pipeline’ to Competence5. Continuing Professional Development6. The Hidden Curriculum,7. The International Dimension of Medical EducationSECTION 2 LEARNING SITUATIONS8. How Students Learn9. Lectures10. Learning in Small Groups11. Clinical Teaching12. Learning in Urban and Rural Communities13. Learning in Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships14. Learning in a Simulated Environment15. Independent Learning and Distance EducationSECTION 3 EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES16. Outcome-based Education17. Integrated Learning18. Interprofessional Education19. Problem-Based Learning, 15520. Team-Based Learning21. Digital Technologies in Medical EducationSECTION 4 CURRICULUM THEMES, 17922. Relevance of Foundational Sciences to the Curriculum23. Social and Behavioural Sciences in Medical School Curricula24. Clinical Communication Skills25. Ethics, Empathy and Attitudes26. Professionalism27. Medical Research (in General) and Evidence-Based Medicine28. Patient Safety and Quality of Care29. Medical Humanities30. Integrative Medicine in the Training of Physicians31. Clinical Reasoning32. Medical Education in an Era of Ubiquitous InformationSECTION 5 ASSESSMENT, 26933. Concepts in Assessment Including Standard Setting34. Written Assessments35. Performance and Workplace Assessment36. Portfolios, Projects and Theses37. Feedback, Reflection and Coaching: Tools for Continuous Learning38. The Assessment of Attitudes and Professionalism39. Programmatic AssessmentSECTION 6 STAFF40. The Roles of the Medical Teacher41. The Teacher as a Scholar42. Staff Development43. Mentoring44. Burnout, Mistreatment and Stress45. The Patient as EducatorSECTION 7 STUDENTS & TRAINEES46. Selection of Students and Trainees47. Students and Trainees in Need of Additional Support48. Student Engagement in the Educational Programme49. Professional Identity and Career Choice,SECTION 8 MEDICAL SCHOOL50. Curriculum and Teacher Evaluation51. Medical Education Leadership52. The Medical Teacher and Social Accountability53. The Educational Environment54. Medical Education Research55. Diversity, Equality and Individuality