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Cross-Cultural Medicine in the Middle East at the Start of the 21st Century: Where East and West Meet
- Source :
- The Scientific World Journal, The Scientific World Journal, Vol 6, Pp 2170-2176 (2006)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- TheScientificWorldJOURNAL, 2006.
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Abstract
- The “global village” has resulted in the need to tackle cross-cultural issues in the medical school curriculum. The southern region of Israel (the Negev) provides a unique opportunity to study the interaction between medicine and culture. The Negev population is a multicultural society, with Bedouin Arabs comprising almost a fifth of its population. This imposes tremendous challenges to the medical establishment in the region and serves as a “cross-cultural laboratory” for educating medical students in global health issues. Both the traditional Israeli medical school track, as well as the newly established Medical School for International Medicine, incorporate studies of cross-cultural issues in various forms and to different degrees. Studies suggest that the exposure of students to international medical experiences increases their cross-cultural sensitivity and knowledge. We feel that in a region characterized by such ethnic diversity, all medical schools should adopt cross-cultural studies as an integral part of their curriculum.
- Subjects :
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
Economic growth
medicine
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Population
education
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Review Article
lcsh:Technology
History, 21st Century
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Middle East
Cultural diversity
Global health
Medicine
Cross-cultural
Humans
Israel
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Curriculum
Schools, Medical
General Environmental Science
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education.field_of_study
Traditional medicine
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business.industry
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Medical school
General Medicine
Cultural Diversity
culture
international medicine
Multiculturalism
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business
Bedouin
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537744X and 23566140
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Scientific World Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b283ad85a4d53842f7feb4cd338e2f4f