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

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Lucien Cardinal¹  Alan Kaell¹ 

[1] Stony Brook University School of Medicine;

关键词: Scientific medicine;    academic medicine;    medical education;    medical history;   

DOI  :  10.1080/20009666.2017.1286815

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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