For a century, we have been trying to integrate basic science into medical education, beginning with the Flexner report. Flexner, a high school teacher, an outsider to the practice of medicine and medical education, was commissioned to re-evaluate the medical education system [1]. He was chosen for his expertise as an educator, having critiqued the American schooling system and having explored ...

T here has been increasing criticism of medical basic science teaching; much of this has focused on overcrowding of the curriculum, inadequate application to clinical medicine, and the limited commitment of the faculty to teach. We have analyzed some of the factors that may contribute to these complaints, such as the fragmentation of physiology and the conflicting roles of the medical basic sci...

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Introduction: Why invest, what has been done, what are the challenges, and what are the issues?

Feel lonely? What about reading books? Book is one of the greatest friends to accompany while in your lonely time. When you have no friends and activities somewhere and sometimes, reading book can be a great choice. This is not only for spending the time, it will increase the knowledge. Of course the b=benefits to take will relate to what kind of book that you are reading. And now, we will conc...