We are in an age of information explosion, made possible largely by the internet.  The problem, however, is that most of this information does not filter into the rigid institutional curriculum of our universities.  Required medical education today consists of four years of high school, four years of college, and four years of medical school.  Throughout these twelve years, a common pattern emerges: memorize data, pass a test, and forget what was learned. This pattern runs counter to lasting learning and inhibits the development of creativity.  If one has a bad product, one must examine the way in which it is manufactured.       

• Provide a common-sense medical-education program on the internet.
   
• Begin with a broad-based general science program, without the esoteric trivia.
   
• Provide a general overview
  of disease, prevention, medication, the doctor-patient relationship, and patient history taking.
   
• Supplement this by free support discussion groups.

This would be available to the student at his own pace, allowing the most intelligent,

Students would have apprenticeships with a great many doctors, working in various styles of practices, and lasting up to six months.  If, on a given day, the student deals with patients for four hours, he would spend the rest of the day immersed in the study of medicine through the internet, meeting with his peers, or in discussion groups.