HOME CARE IN THE URBAN SETTING - A CHALLENGE TO MEDICAL-EDUCATION

The rapid growth in the use of the home as the site of care delivery n ecessitates that the home setting be incorporated as a teaching site i nto the curriculum of medical schools. Urban medical schools have a un ique advantage in that they have a large population base readily avail able to students and preceptors as well as an array of allied health p roviders. Urban institutions can be in the forefront of developing pro grams that simultaneously promote: clinically competent care; the maxi mal function of large numbers of acutely and chronically ill persons; research into issues of cost-effectiveness; and, most importantly, pro fessional humanism. Specific educational objectives are included.