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| 1910 || || American educator {{w|Abraham Flexner}} publishes report entitled report entitled ''Medical Education in the United states and Canada'' ({{w|Flexner Report}}), under the aegis of the {{w|Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching}}. The report would have an immediate impact on the improvement of the adequacy of medical schools in the United States.<ref name="medical education britannica"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Schwartz |first1=Gary S. |title=Around the Eye in 365 Days |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=EN_PQ0R6qxgC&pg=PA149&dq=%22in+1910%22+%22flexner+report%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi81OTxpeXbAhUEFJAKHel4CcIQ6AEITDAG#v=onepage&q=%22in%201910%22%20%22flexner%20report%22&f=false}}</ref> || | | 1910 || || American educator {{w|Abraham Flexner}} publishes report entitled report entitled ''Medical Education in the United states and Canada'' ({{w|Flexner Report}}), under the aegis of the {{w|Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching}}. The report would have an immediate impact on the improvement of the adequacy of medical schools in the United States.<ref name="medical education britannica"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Schwartz |first1=Gary S. |title=Around the Eye in 365 Days |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=EN_PQ0R6qxgC&pg=PA149&dq=%22in+1910%22+%22flexner+report%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi81OTxpeXbAhUEFJAKHel4CcIQ6AEITDAG#v=onepage&q=%22in%201910%22%20%22flexner%20report%22&f=false}}</ref> || | ||
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Revision as of 16:50, 21 June 2018
This is a timeline of medical education.
Contents
Big picture
Time period | Development summary |
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Ancient history | Scholars usually consider that medical education began with the ancient Greeks’ method of rational inquiry, which introduced the practice of observation and reasoning regarding disease.[1] |
Middle Ages | Apprenticeship training in monastic infirmaries and hospitals dominates medical education during the early Middle Ages. A medical school is established in Salerno in southern Italy between the 9th and 11th centuries. During the same period, medicine and medical education flourish in the Muslim world at such centres as Baghdad, Cairo, and Córdoba.[1] |
Full timeline
Year | Event type | Details | Country |
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5th century BC | Greek physician Hippocrates teaches and originates the oath that would become a credo for practitioners through the ages.[1] | Greece | |
931 | Hundreds of physicians in Baghdad are screened, and only those qualified are allowed to practice medicine. During the Abbasid period, the rulers want to ensure that physicians are skilled enough to practice medicine. Passing oral and written examinations are required to get licensed.[2] | Irak | |
16th century | The Portuguese first introduce Western medicine into India.[3] | ||
1518 | The Royal College of Physicians of London is established.[1] | United Kingdom | |
1669 | Muhammad Mumin publishes his Tufat al-Muminin, one of the most reliable books on medicine in medieval Islam.[2] | ||
1822 | The Native Medical Institution is established in Calcutta to provide medical training to Indians.[3] | India | |
1847 | Organization | The American Medical Association (AMA) is founded with primary tasks to raise ethical standards in the medical field.[4] | United States |
1858 | The Medical Act of 1858 is passed in Britain, often termed the most important event in British medicine. It establishes the General Medical Council, controlling admission to the medical register, thus having great powers over medical education and examinations.[1] | ||
1875 | Madras Medical College becomes the first in India to open its doors to female students.[3] | India | |
1876 | The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is founded with the purpose to reform medical education.[4] | United States | |
1889 | Johns Hopkins Hospital opens and offers the first “residency” program in the United States.[4] | United States | |
1910 | American educator Abraham Flexner publishes report entitled report entitled Medical Education in the United states and Canada (Flexner Report), under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The report would have an immediate impact on the improvement of the adequacy of medical schools in the United States.[1][5] | ||
1933 | The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is established as the preeminent entity to oversee the certification of physician specialists in the United States.[4] | United States |
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See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Medical education". britannica.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medical education in medieval Islam". hekint.org. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Supe, A. "Evolution of medical education in India: The impact of colonialism". PMC 5105212. PMID 27763484. doi:10.4103/0022-3859.191011.
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in Authors list (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "History of Medical Education". acgme.org. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ Schwartz, Gary S. Around the Eye in 365 Days.