The schism between medical and public health education: A historical perspective

Academic Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1153-1157

  Ruis, A R ^a   Golden, Robert N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60849091385     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31818c6583     Document Type: Short Survey

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