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Changes Needed in Basic Biomedical Sciences Teaching in Cuban Medical Schools.

In the 20th century, the basic biomedical sciences (particularly anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology and biochemistry) were taught predominantly in the first semesters of Cuban medical education, with differing curricular connections between these and the clinical sciences. Establishment of t...

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Published in:MEDICC Review Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 41 - 45
Main Authors: Pernas, Marta, Arencibia, Lourdes G., Garí, Mayra
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba Jul2012
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          Pernas, Marta
          Arencibia, Lourdes G.
          Garí, Mayra
        affil: Full and consulting professor, Salvador Allende Medical Sciences Faculty, Medical University of Havana, Cuba
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          Science Education
          Schools, Medical
          Cuba
          Curriculum Development
          Physiology Education
          Diagnosis, Laboratory Education
      ab: In the 20th century, the basic biomedical sciences (particularly anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology and biochemistry) were taught predominantly in the first semesters of Cuban medical education, with differing curricular connections between these and the clinical sciences. Establishment of the University Polyclinic Program in 2004 laid the foundation for integration of basic biomedical sciences into a transdisciplinary unit designated morphophysiology. This paper argues for improvements in this curricular unit and in its coordination with family medicine in the first semesters of medical training, complemented by integration of basic biomedical sciences into family medicine clinical courses throughout the remainder of the six-year curriculum.
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