Teaching Prevention in Surgery--Is It an Oxymoron?

Authors :: Wolfson, Philip
Source :: Academic Medicine. Jul 2000 75(7):S77-S84.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Discusses the scope of the surgeon's involvement in teaching disease prevention and health promotion to medical students, enumerates possible learning objectives, and describes seven examples of programs that have used innovative methods to include prevention teaching in surgery curricula. Examples include the universities of Kentucky, South Carolina, and Texas; the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Jefferson Medical College (Pennsylvania). (DB)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1040-2446
Volume :: 75
Issue :: 7
Database :: ERIC
Journal :: Academic Medicine
Notes :: Theme issue: "Teaching Prevention Throughout the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Enhancing Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Undergraduate Medical Education."
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: EJ613183
Document Type :: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive