The medical school without walls: Reflections on the future of medical education

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Acknowledgments

Throughout this commentary, I have used examples of best practice illuminating aspects of the argument of a medical school without walls. These are representative only and do not by any means represent all efforts in this area. Further, I wish to acknowledge numerous colleagues who have helped shape my thinking in this commentary, among them: Dr Paul Mazmanian, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, USA; Dr Mary Turco, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth NH; Dr Carol Aschenbrener, formerly of the Association of American Medical Colleges; Dr Linda Headrick, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO; and the innovative thinking and planning of the founders of Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, a new medical college in Dubai, UAE.

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Dave Davis

David A. (Dave) Davis, MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC(hon), Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Professor, Medical Education and Senior Director, Center for Outcomes & Research in Education, Mohamed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.