The role of medical education in the development of the scientific practice of medicine

نویسندگان

  • Lucien Cardinal
  • Alan Kaell
چکیده

The authors describe the important role of medical schools and graduate medical education programs (residencies) in relationship to the advances in Medicine witnessed during the twentieth century; diagnosis, prognosis and treatment were revolutionized. This historical essay details the evolution of the education system and the successful struggle to introduce a uniform, science-based curriculum and bedside education. The result was successive generations of soundly educated physicians prepared with a broad knowledge in science, an understanding of laboratory methods and the ability to practice medicine at the bedside. These changes in medical education created a foundation for the advancement of medicine.

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دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017