Foundation Science for Medicine in the 21st Century
This special issue includes 20 presentations from the workshop and an edited transcript of the discussion.
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Extensive changes in the curricula of Canada's 16 medical schools in recent years have had a notable impact on non-clinical teaching. In response to growing concern that physicians of the future may no longer be receiving adequate grounding in the science of medicine, about 40 faculty representing basic science and clinical departments, and deans of undergraduate medical education met in Hamilton, Ontario, May 21-23 , 1999.
February · février 2000
Clin Invest Med 2000;23(1)
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Foreword G. Sweeney [PDF] 7
Attendees [PDF]
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Opening remarks: established a scientific foundation for clinical medicine in the medical curriculum D. Goltzman [PDF]
The State of Play in 1999 (Friday) 12
A Toronto perspective
R.C. Frecker [PDF] 18
Basic science in medical education T.M. Scott [PDF] 20
Discussion [PDF] 22
A new curriculum for the MD degree at the University of Alberta S. Aaron [PDF] 27
Discussion [PDF] 30
Basic science and medical education: dinosaurs, departments and definitions — A McMaster view A.J. Neville [PDF] 35
Discussion [PDF] 37
Closing remarks G. Sweeney [PDF]
Where we want to be by 2010 (Saturday) 39
"Give us good measure": the basic medical sciences and the overloaded curriculum P.K. Rangachari [PDF] 45
Discussion [PDF] 47
The essential role of basic science in medical education: the perspective from psychology G. Norman [PDF] 52
Discussion [PDF] 55
Physiology: the basic science of health P.A. Hansen [PDF] 57
Discussion [PDF] 59
The evolution of medicine — a geneticist's point of view D.S. Rosenblatt [PDF] 62
Discussion [PDF] 64
Closing remarks J. Kelton [PDF] 67
Discussion [PDF]
How will we get there? (Sunday) 70
Evaluation: the engine that drives us forward — or back H. Mandin [PDF] 78
Discussion [PDF] 81
The challenges of teaching an old subject in a new world — a personal perspective P. Haase [PDF] 84
Discussion [PDF] 86
Co-tutors in the basis of medicine J.E. Henderson, L.B. Conochie, Y. Steinert [PDF] 90
Presentation and discussion of pharmacology S. Roth, M. Lyon, K. Nakatsu [PDF] 93
Foundation science for medicine: a family medicine perspective M. Roper [PDF] 97
Discussion [PDF] 99
Integration at the faculty level E. Phillipson [PDF] 103
The student's perspective A.-W. Chan, A. Peets [PDF] 105
Discussion [PDF]
Foundation Science for Medicine in the 21st Century (Saturday) 106
Closing remarks H. Mandin [PDF]
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