TY - JOUR
T1 - U.S. Medical students in Nepal
AU - Taylor, Carl E.
AU - Taylor-Ide, Daniel C.
AU - Gibson, Madena J.
AU - Hubbard, William James
AU - Plager, Karen
AU - Taylor, Henry
PY - 1978/7
Y1 - 1978/7
N2 - A formal course on H.man Ecology in the H.malayas proved to be a powerful educational innovation partly because of its international setting. The six students in the medical part of this course experienced a profound affective impact on their career goals, a totally new orientation toward the problems of poverty in the United States, and a changed appreciation of the need for preventive measures and a community approach. The effect was far greater than that usually associated with individualized international experiences because of careful preparatory seminars, group activities which included surveys and research, and abundant opportunity for interpretive discussions as cultural and health care shock was being experienced. Clinical work was kept in perspective and provided opportunities for learning, not only about exotic diseases but also about what could be done under the simplest of conditions.
AB - A formal course on H.man Ecology in the H.malayas proved to be a powerful educational innovation partly because of its international setting. The six students in the medical part of this course experienced a profound affective impact on their career goals, a totally new orientation toward the problems of poverty in the United States, and a changed appreciation of the need for preventive measures and a community approach. The effect was far greater than that usually associated with individualized international experiences because of careful preparatory seminars, group activities which included surveys and research, and abundant opportunity for interpretive discussions as cultural and health care shock was being experienced. Clinical work was kept in perspective and provided opportunities for learning, not only about exotic diseases but also about what could be done under the simplest of conditions.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001888-197807000-00006
DO - 10.1097/00001888-197807000-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 671500
AN - SCOPUS:0018045514
SN - 0022-2577
VL - 53
SP - 583
EP - 589
JO - Journal of Medical Education
JF - Journal of Medical Education
IS - 7
ER -