Rethinking the mission of the medical school / Trevor Gibbs -- The role of the doctor and the competencies expected from the doctor of the future / Stefan Lindgren and David Gordon -- Why outcome-based education (OBE) is an important development in medical education / Ronald M. Harden -- How many medical students? : matching the number and types of students to a country's needs / Victor Lim, Abu Bakar Suleiman, and Mei Ling Young -- Should students be admitted to medical school directly from high school or as university graduates? / Trudie Roberts and Tadahiko Kozu -- How do we select students with the necessary abilities? / Jon Dowell -- The secret ingredient : the student's role and how they can be engaged with the curriculum / Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman and Catherine Kennedy -- Student mobility : a problem and an opportunity / Athol Kent and Chivaugn Gordon -- Curriculum planning in the 21st century / Ronald M. Harden -- Authentic learning in health professions education : problem-based learning, team-based learning, task-based learning, case-based learning, and the blend / Hossam Hamdy -- Introducing early clinical experience in the curriculum / Ruy Souza and Antonio Sansevero -- Benefits and challenges associated with introducing, managing, integrating, and sustaining community-based medical education / Regina Helena Petroni Mennin -- Integration of the sciences basic to medicine and the whole of the curriculum / Stewart Mennin -- Implementing interprofessional education : what have we learned from experience? / Dawn Forman -- How can learning be made more effective in medical education? / Stewart Mennin -- New technologies can contribute to a successful educational programme / John Sandars -- How to implement a meaningful assessment programme / Lambert Schuwirth -- Written and computer-based approaches are valuable tools to assess a learner's competence / Reg Dennick -- More attention is now paid to assessment of clinical competence and on-the-job assessment / Vanessa C. Burch -- International and transnational models for delivering medical education : the future for medical education / John Hamilton and Shajahan Yasin -- Creating and sustaining medical schools for the 21st century / David Wilkinson -- Recognising leadership and management within the medical school / Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman and Trevor Gibbs -- How teaching expertise and scholarship can be developed, recognised, and rewarded / Deborah Simpson, Maryellen Gusic, and M. Brownell Anderson -- Accreditation and programme evaluation : ensuring the quality of educational programmes / Dan Hunt, Ducksun Ahn, Barbara Barzansky, and Donna Waechter -- Looking toward the future of medical education : fit for purpose / Stewart Mennin.