Leading In A Time Of Knowledge Doubling 

By 2020, a physician who had graduated from medical school in 2010 only knew 6% of contemporary medical knowledge. The reason is that medical knowledge has been increasing at a rapid rate. It is estimated that the doubling time of medical knowledge in 1950 was 50 years; in 1980, 7 years; and in 2010, 3.5 years. In 2011, it was projected to be 0.2 years, or just 73 days, by 2020 (see Challenges And Opportunities Facing Medical Education).

These thought-provoking statistics were referenced by Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at . . .