Reports from the American Association of Medical Colleges' Project on the General Professional Education of Physicians and College Preparation for Medicine are presented. The 3-year project assessed the present educational approaches and developed recommendations to improve instructional programs and learning. Broad discussions about medical and college education were also stimulated among the medical school and college faculties and their disciplinary societies. One- to two-page summaries of written reports from 77 U.S. and Canadian medical schools, 22 undergraduate institutions, 21 disciplinary/professorial organizations, and 9 other groups are provided. The summaries describe: major institutional or organizational concerns about medical and college preparation work; modifications of educational strategies currently under consideration; the likelihood of implementation of these modifications; and any impediments to change. The project involved three working groups that considered essential knowledge, fundamental skills, and personal qualities, values, and attitudes. Appended are a roster of the AAMC project members, a roster of institutional participants, and programs of four regional meetings. (SW)