Medical history for the medical student.

Department of medical education; A personal history

This is a brief overview of the history of formal introduction of the art andscience of education into the sphere of medical education in Shiraz. Before this introduction medical education was, and in the majority of other institutions world-wide still is, a simple transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. The students accepted their passive role because this was how they had been taught a...

Walking the Paris hospitals: diary of an Edinburgh medical student, 1834-1835.

Sickness Assessment of Abbasid Caliphs and Their Causes of Death

Despite the peak of medical knowledge in the Abbasid period, the presence of famous medical families in the Abbasid court, translation and writing of medical works, attention to nutrition and health in the court of the Abbasid caliphs, the expectation of long life and quality was created for the Abbasid caliphs. However, all these possibilities were not used much by the caliphs, and if they had...

History of Medicine

Few medical schools are able to accord medical history its due. Although its value to the student is generally conceded, overcrowded curricula have, for the most part, allotted little time and guidance in that direction. Doctor Mettler's outstanding contribution may enable the student to achieve the desired background by his own efforts. Aside from the intrinsic merits of the work, its unique v...

Parent assessment of medical student’s skills in ambulatory pediatrics

BACKGROUND Partnership with parents is a vital part of pediatric medical education, yet few studies have examined parent attitudes towards learners in pediatric settings. METHODS Questionnaires were used to determine parent and student assessment of professional and clinical skills (primary outcome) and parent attitudes towards 3rd year medical students (secondary outcome) at the University o...