The Fifth Annual James R. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD Lecture

Abstract

2025 James R. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD Lecture, "Residency Training in the United States: Past, Present, Future", featuring Kenneth Ludmerer, MD, Professor of History and Medicine, Mabel Dorn Reeder Distinguished Professor in the History of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, April 10, 2025, Prior Hall, Room 550, The Ohio State University Medical Center Campus, Columbus, Ohio.This presentation discusses the origins and evolution of the residency system in U.S. medical education. Residency training is presented in both its educational and cultural context, and the relationship between the quality of residency training and the quality of patient care is described. The talk concludes with a discussion of current issues and dilemmas in residency training