Impact on the colombian public health departments of preventive medicine and public health medical schools

Journal Title: Revista Cuarzo - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 2

Abstract

This article presents the results of an investigation that aimed to present the various orientations of the Department of Preventive Me-dicine in the decades of 50 and 60 and their infl uence on Colom-bian higher education are discussed. The methodology consisted of a historical study based on an analysis from the concept of integrative medicine. Among its results emerged that while it is true that Abraham Flexner gave much importance to the social aspects of medicine, in the implementation of the model in the US a fundamentally biologista approach was followed, however in Colombia to introduce modernization advocated by him, which followed the example of the American Schools of Medicine, where our leaders were trained in this fi eld, the Departments of Preventive Medicine were a fundamental distinction. This fact meant a modifi cation of the model. Through research it was concluded that three medical schools created models specifi c development for these departments, which serve pattern, had a great impact on the Colombian medical education fi rst at the university as a whole later in the National System Health and internationally were subsequently example not only in Latin America but for many other countries

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Restrepo Chavarriaga, G. , González Quiñones, J. , & Sarmiento Osorio, M.

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  • EP ID EP694593
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.26752/cuarzo.v21.n2.38
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Restrepo Chavarriaga, G. , González Quiñones, J. , & Sarmiento Osorio, M. (2015). Impact on the colombian public health departments of preventive medicine and public health medical schools. Revista Cuarzo, 21(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-694593