Medical Education in the United States and Canada released by the Carnegie Foun-dation in 1910
known as “The Flexner Report”
laid scientific foundations and set excellent standards for American medical education. However
the 20th century reality fell behind the professional ideals advanced in the report. In 2010
the Carnegie Foundation released Educating Physician: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency
called “The Flexner Report 2”
which recommends four goals for medical education in the 21st century: standardization of learning outcomes and individualization of the learning process; integration of formal knowledge and clinical experience; development of habits of inquiry and innovation; and focus on professional identity formation.