MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Roger W. Koment, Ph.D.Recently in my early morning reading, I came across an interesting human behavioral twist on Newton’s Third Law of Motion: “For every positive action, there is a positive reaction.” I… Read more »
CLINICAL CORRELATIONS IN THE BASIC SCIENCES
GUEST EDITOR: Gabriel Virella, M.D., Ph.D.In this issue of THE FORUM we are publishing two contributions outlining some of the most popular formats for the introduction of clinical correlations in the Basic Sciences. Dr. Ingenito’s… Read more »
CASE ANALYSIS IN PATHOLOGY
Thomas H. Kent M.D.The process by which an individual learns a discipline involves learning the basic knowledge of the discipline and practicing application of that knowledge to real situations. Later, one can practice… Read more »
THE USE OF CLINICALLY-ORIENTED PROBLEM SOLVING MODALITIES TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN A BASIC PHARMACOLOGY COURSE
Alphonse J. Ingenito, Ph.D.Two recent widely-publicized and disseminated reports, the “GREP Report” [1] and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Report [2], have focused on the importance of teaching the basic medical sciences in… Read more »
INTEGRATING BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES:
ONE APPROACH INVOLVING BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
David W. Nierenberg, M.D.
Faculty members hear many voices calling for the “integration of basic and clinical science material” throughout the four years of the typical undergraduate medical curriculum. While such voices can be… Read more »
ANNOUNCEMENT
CALL FOR NOMINATIONSEDITOR of THE FORUM NEWSLETTER This individual will replace our current Editor, Dr. John J. Curry, nd be charged with maintaining and expanding the standards of quality he has set…. Read more »
DEAD TEACHERS: Exploring Uses of Autopsies in Basic Science Medical Education
Elsa B. Cohen, M.D.Medical students almost always respond enthusiastically to attending autopsies, participating in the dissection, and helping work through the abnormal physiology involved in understanding clinical-pathological correlations. They enjoy seeing the anatomy… Read more »
ANNOUNCEMENT
ELECTION of CENTRAL REGIONAL DIRECTORJohn Curry and Jim Swierkosz, being asked to serve as a BSEF Central Region Nominating Committee, now present for your consideration their choice of two candidates (from those nominated at… Read more »
BASIC SCIENCE EDUCATION … In the Literature
The terms relevance and irrelevance are extremely difficult to define, since they are relative. They depend largely on the knowledge available at a given time and on the orientation of… Read more »
ANNOUNCEMENT
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BSEFNOVEMBER, 1993 WASHINGTON, D.C. The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Basic Science Education Forum will be held in Washington, D.C. during the Annual AAMC Conference scheduled for November 5-11, 1993…. Read more »
1993 SPRING REGIONAL GEA MEETINGS
NORTHEAST Quebec City, PQApril 16-18, 1993Thinking, Learning, and Problem Solving in Medical Students and ResidentsOrganizers: Laval University, Georges Bordage, M.D., Ph.D. For details on BSEF activity phone:Alix Robinson, Ph.D.(315) 464-5870… Read more »