Medical school faculty members are charged with the critical responsibility of preparing the
future physician and medical scientist workforce. Recent reports suggest that medical school …

Background Many non-communicable diseases are rooted in social factors that determine
health outcomes. Complex topics such as the social determinants of health are difficult to …

Background: Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) have been shown to be effective
educationally and may assist in promoting rural career choices when undertaken in rural …

Background and Objectives: As a response to the growing prevalence of chronic disease,
models of chronic care have emerged as salient approaches to address dynamic health …

The primary goal of teaching community medicine (CM) to medical students is to educate
them to practice as community and first-level physicians. Correct attitude and interest toward …

En el presente artículo nos proponemos discutir el papel que cumplen las escuelas de
medicina en la formación del perfil de los profesionales. Para ello, se analiza el impacto de …

Background and Objectives: Community-oriented primary care (COPC) is a key teaching
objective of many medical school family medicine clerkships. Though many programs are in …

Introduction and objectives: During the last decade, in response to wide ranging changes in
healthcare systems and physicians' roles, the medical curriculum has undergone some …

El artículo problematiza las distintas visiones sobre lo que debe ser la enseñanza en las
carreras de medicina. Los autores sostienen que las escuelas de Medicina deben adecuar …

Faculty in the present-day academic medicine environment are expected to perform multiple
functions, notably, the provision of high-quality teaching to the medical professionals of …