This article introduces a series of reports on medical education. It outlines the main areas of success and the problems that have arisen since the Flexner report was issued. This article introduces a series of reports on medical education. It outlines the main areas of success and the problems that have arisen since the Flexner report was issued. Medical education seems to be in a perpetual state of unrest. From the early 1900s to the present, more than a score of reports from foundations, educational bodies, and professional task forces have criticized medical education for emphasizing scientific knowledge over biologic understanding, clinical reasoning, practical skill, and the development of character, compassion, and integrity. 1 – 4 How did this situation arise, and what can be done about it? In this article, which introduces a new series on medical education in the Journal, we summarize the changes in medical education over the past century and describe the current challenges, using as . . .