Reform of undergraduate medical teaching in the United Kingdom: Evidence base for problem based learning is growing

EDITOR—Williams and Lau's criticism of the recent reforms in medical education is dismaying.1 Everyone involved in undergraduate medical education in the United Kingdom wants to produce doctors who are “fit for purpose.” This requires flexible learners with the core knowledge to practise safely as preregistration house officers and to build on during postgraduate training. They also need relevant skills in communicating and working with other health professionals and patients, as well as in making ethically …