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This report examines the implications of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) epidemic for general professional education in medicine with a focus on the period of medical student education and the early years of residency training. Five sections are as follows: impact of the HIV epidemic on medical practice; issues for general professional education in medicine (basic values and attitudes, basic knowledge and skills, and HIV/AIDS knowledge and skills); resources needed for effective HIV/AIDS education (clinical and community resources and faculty resources); special issues (HIV/AIDS and the attractiveness of medicine as a profession, HIV/AIDS and the choice of specialty and residency program, and educational imbalances in clerkship and residency programs); and role of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). An appendix provides the AAMC statement on professional responsibility in treating AIDS patients, approved and endorsed by the AAMC Executive Council, February 25, 1988. (SM)

The rapid progress in the biological sciences has resulted in many social, ethical, and legal issues. In medical practice, public health programs, research laboratories, law enforcement, insurance, the patenting process, agriculture, genetic counseling, and other fields, legal controversies and public policy debates have developed. Some of these issues entail challenges to traditional interpretations of constitutional principles. This report deals with the implications of new developments in biological sciences as they relate to the freedoms and protections embedded in the Bill of Rights. The chapters are: (1) "Biology and the Constitution"; (2) "Personal Rights and Technological Might"; (3) "The New Biology"; (4) "Human Genetics and the Constitution"; (5) "Public Health Techniques and Technologies"; and (6) "Medical Interventions: The Beginning and End of Life." The appendix contains a list of the Office of Technology (OTA) reviewers, contractors, workshop participants, and external reviewers. Other OTA assessments in progress, related publications, and an order form are included. (RT)