Changes in medical education should not ignore the basic sciences

Basic sciences curriculum in medical education

Introduction: Traditional methods are generally used for teaching basic science courses at Shiraz Medical School. Such courses are taught during the first and second years of a seven-year medical program. The goal of this study was to analyze teachers and students’ perceptions of basic science teaching in medical education.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the colleg...

basic sciences curriculum in medical education

introduction: traditional methods are generally used for teaching basic science courses at shiraz medical school. such courses are taught during the first and second years of a seven-year medical program. the goal of this study was to analyze teachers and students’ perceptions of basic science teaching in medical education. methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the colle...

The Basic Medical Sciences—The Revolution in Biology and the Future of Medical Education **

As I understand my assignment in this symposium, it is to be provocative and brief. This should pose no difficulties, because I have only one essential point to make. Stated in general terms, my thesis is simply this: In the past, the basic science departments of medical schools have been integral branches of medicine, whereas in the future, they will be increasingly oriented toward biology. An...

[Research in the basic medical sciences].

Basic Medical Education

IN its technical aspects medical education in the United Kingdom is traditionally amateur. Curricula conform only within the widest of guidelines; teaching methods and performances are rarely assessed; examinations are often antiquated in concept and execution and the results rarely validated; the syllabus is organised frequently with the convenience of teachers the overriding desideratum and i...