The good news is we see new models of medical education involving practical experience for students working with a variety of disciplines alongside their patients, focusing on the art and science of good teamwork but it's all very new, and much more is needed.

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Activities will include one-to-one mentoring, military-style obstacle courses "to motivate hard-to-reach pupils" and team-building exercises "to encourage discipline, leadership, teamwork and good behaviour".

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However, the company reinforces the message with something that makes it easier to reward teamwork: an elaborate array of prizes for good behaviour.

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His team became South American champions with a mixture of solid footballing sense, good players in key positions and the traditional Paraguayan virtues of grit and teamwork.

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The Kremlin line is that the teamwork between Mr Putin as prime minister and Mr Medvedev as president will guarantee stability, creating a good base for more liberal reforms.

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