A STORY OF CHANGE

In this introduction to Issues and Strategies for Reform in Medical Ed ucation: Lessons from Eight Medical Schools, the authors describe the overall objective of the supplement, which is to present the qualitati ve reflections of 12 faculty members at eight medical schools who work ed to reform their schools' curricula as part of The Robert Wood Johns on Foundation's ''Preparing Physicians for the Future: A Program in Me dical Education.'' They outline the issues addressed in the reform eff orts at all of the eight schools, including health promotion/disease p revention and ambulatory care, the editors' choice of a ''vignette-bas ed'' format for the chapters, and the content of the three appendices that end the supplement. They conclude with a brief description of the lessons learned by all participants in the collaborative effort of pr oducing this supplement on curriculum change.