Ophthalmology teaching in medical schools

Teaching nutrition in medical schools.

Teaching sexuality in Brazilian medical schools

To include training in sexual medicine into the curricula of medical schools is justified because of the association between sexuality and health, which is commonly part of the discussion of practice of the medicine. This association is observed by the importance given to sexuality in interpersonal relationships and quality of life, and, also by the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in the popu...

Teaching professional development in medical schools.

Doctors must increasingly be aware of what they should be, as well as what they should know. Professionalism, including a value system that supports the compassionate care of patients, is a means of encapsulating and prioritising these competing responsibilities. Accordingly, in this article, we assume that professionalism is an essential aspect of medical practice that needs to be taught to th...

Teaching of physiology in American medical schools.

Encounter on the Airwaves This article, describing the poignant feelings of our Executive Director as he defended the use of animals in research on a Washington-based radio talk show, is important for you to read to grasp the real intent of animal rights activists and to formulate a means of communicating the importance of animal research to local citizens when you are called on to defend our l...

Epidemiology and its Teaching in Medical Schools

Few textbook descriptions of any common or important infectious disease would be considered adequate today if a section on its epidemiology were not included, and this statement can now include a number of noninfectious diseases. Thus, whether or not we wish to regard the subject of epidemiology as a basic medical science, it has come to occupy an essential position today in modern medicine. Th...