Changing Needs in Pediatric Education

by Cipriano Canosa

In this volume, leading international pediatric educators present a critical analysis of current pediatric education. The contributors identify training objectives for general practitioners, specialists, and subspecialists in the industrialized and developing world, pinpoint the deficiencies in present training systems, and propose solutions to the chief difficulties. Emphasis is placed on adapting medical curricula to the differing needs of industrialized and developing countries. For instance, while genetic counseling and management of fetal anomalies are major areas of practice in industrialized countries, infectious diseases such as cholera are of higher priority in developing countries. And while industrialized countries must focus on training subspecialists to use sophisticated technologies, developing countries must train health officers to give advice on diet, vaccinations, and hygiene and manage diseases using affordable diagnostic and therapeutic methods.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1990