**Conflict of interest**

There is no conflict of interest.

#### **Notes/thanks/other declarations**

I would like to note that **Table 1**, **Figures 1**–**3** and footnotes are my work, and are not quoted or paraphrased from other references. The purpose of these footnotes is to get you overwhelmed that clinical education is not separated from daily life and other fields. They act like metaphors to make the meanings more obvious by interlinking medical to societal, psychological, administrative and even literary aspects which are not separated from daily practice.

I dedicate this work to my father's soul, my mother, my inspiring brother and my darling family.

Special thanks to the sincere multi-talented members of the team; (Training Of Teachers for medical education) at Princess Fatimah Academy at Egypt.

#### **Appendices and nomenclature**


*Medical Education for the 21st Century*
