Abstract: | This article defines the terms and concepts applied to the teaching of clinical preventive medicine by the Curriculum Development Project—a joint venture of the Center for Educational Development in Health (CEDH) at Boston University and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine Foundation (ATPMF).Dr. Stokes is Professor of Medicine (Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology), Boston University, Boston, MA 02118; Dr. Noren is Director (Administrative Medicine), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706; and Dr. Shindell is Professor and Chairman (Department of Preventive Medicine), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53233.Supported in part by grants from the National Fund for Medical Education and the Kellogg Foundation. |